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Developments across the published libraries, ranked by evidence, connection, and — if you follow topics — relevance to you. Each card is a movement in the literature: what changed, how the evidence is labeled, and why it matters.
Each development carries an evidence label. What the labels mean
Informed consent · Biobanks
Published 2019 · Explained Sep 2026⚡ Evidence: Contested
What changed
Two developed alternatives exist and pull in opposite directions. Both are normative proposals rather than trials: neither has been shown to produce better-informed participants, and dynamic consent has not been shown to raise recruitment.
2 studies · Competing normative proposals in bioban…
Addiction · Explanation
Published 2017 · Explained Sep 2026⚡ Evidence: Contested
What changed
A developmental reading accounts for the same neural findings without a pathology premise, and reframes recovery accordingly. This is a theoretical essay: it measures no quit rates and cites recovery-without-treatment figures from the wider literature.
2 studies · Theoretical argument drawing on neurosc…