Erika Check Hayden

Freelance writer

Erika Check Hayden is an award-winning, San Francisco-based science and technology reporter. She writes for Nature, and on a freelance basis for a variety of publications, and is a lecturer in the University of California, Santa Cruz Science Communication Program.

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Spectrum

By Erika Check Hayden

17 October 2018

6 min read

letters and numbers made out of mice, MRIs and other materials.

For studies, size matters: Let us count the ways

In autism research, as in other fields, small sample sizes can lead to false findings. The size of the sample needed for statistical significance depends on the type of study.

Spectrum

For studies, size matters: Let us count the ways

By Erika Check Hayden

17 October 2018 | 6 min read

Spectrum

By Erika Check Hayden

28 April 2017

5 min read

Preprint server bioRxiv gets boost from Facebook billionaire

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has pledged to provide financial support for bioRxiv, a website where researchers can share manuscripts before peer review.

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Preprint server bioRxiv gets boost from Facebook billionaire

By Erika Check Hayden

28 April 2017 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Erika Check Hayden

4 April 2017

5 min read

Book review: ‘Rigor Mortis’ reveals rampant sloppiness in science

In his new book, journalist Richard Harris writes that lack of reproducibility in research poses a serious threat to science.

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Book review: ‘Rigor Mortis’ reveals rampant sloppiness in science

By Erika Check Hayden

4 April 2017 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Erika Check Hayden

28 April 2016

8 min read

Rising star: Somer Bishop fine-tunes autism diagnosis

Somer Bishop is launching a revolution in autism diagnosis, creating faster, more precise tools that speed research and better capture the full spectrum of autism symptoms.

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