Elizabeth Jerow

• Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial

  This peer-reviewed article provides scientific proof that using a parachute makes you no more likely to survive a jump out of an airplane than if you'd jumped without. (Hint: look at the methodology! This is a great paper to demonstrate the importance of actually reading papers rather than simply looking at abstracts.)
• Top 10 most highly cited retracted papers

  Usually, the peer review process means that the information in a research article is reliable and accurate. However, in rare circumstances, papers can be retracted if the science is disproven or fraud is uncovered. Read about some notable examples of retracted papers here.
• 17776 Football

  One of the most interesting pieces of immersive creative writing I have ever experienced. Read this when you have some time to kill and you want to experience something strange and delightful.