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How to Read a Research Paper in 20 Minutes, Without Falling for the Abstract
A practical order of operations for abstracts, methods and figures — and why the conclusion section is the last place you should look.

A practical order of operations for abstracts, methods and figures — and why the conclusion section is the last place you should look.

Before a study reaches a journal, a handful of unpaid experts read it closely. Here is what they can catch, and what they cannot.