?PLB said:
> Plenty of scientific studies are pure crap and the world would be even 
> more chaotic that it is, were it not for deep thinkers.

I think when sound science is applied all scientific studies are useful. 
Most reading studies can make up their own mind about if the study was done 
correctly with controls etc.

The problem I have many times is with the conclusions put forth by those 
running the studies. In some cases the conclusions are set in the minds of 
the researcher and the study is made to fit his/her preconceived 
conclusions. Opinions on the research by the persons doing the research is 
important but many times I have trouble coming to the same conclusion even 
after reading the study through a couple times.  Many studies simply *in my 
opinion* raise more questions than they answer.

I like to look at studies which say "we were surprised to discover" or "what 
we discovered was a bit different then what we expected to find"

Randy Oliver studies reflect the above.

As a backyard type bee researcher I always find most tests end different 
than I would have guessed before starting.

Always wonder what effect queens and colony differences play in the results.

bob

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