The first double-blind experiment analysing the role of human decision-making in climate reconstructions has found that it can lead to substantially different results. The first double-blind ...

When drugs or vaccines are being trialed for their effectiveness, there are typically several stages. Double-blind trials are seen as the most reliable type of study because they involve neither the ...

In a blind or blinded experiment, information which may influence the participants of the experiment is withheld until after the experiment is complete. Good blinding can reduce or eliminate ...