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Jonas Ranstam

@contaxian.eu
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An old-school photography enthusiast who uses analogue cameras, prime lenses, bulk loaded Fomapan film, stainless-steel developing tanks, Rodinal developer and Ilford fixer. See also @contaxian.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy

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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 8h
The Beach House 📷 Voigtläder Bessa R2M 🔭 Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f1.4 Classic II 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
An old, dilapidated house that has stood empty for quite some time.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 16/10/2026
The Marina 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
A bar ansd restaurant in the Ystad Marina.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 13/10/2026
Tygeå os 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100 📍 Hagestad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
The spot where the small stream Tygeå flows into the Baltic Sea.The spot where the small stream Tygeå flows into the Baltic Sea.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 06/10/2026
Ystad railway station during off-season 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100 📍 Ystad, Sweden
Ystad railway station at lunchtime during the off-season – not a single passenger in sight
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 05/10/2026
A sculpture carved by axe from the stump of an ash tree. 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
A wooden sculpture of a young woman with a determined expression, wearing a beret and a long coat, on her way to catch the train.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 29/09/2026
A narrow bridge 📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2m 🔭 Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f1.4 Classic II VM MC 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek OpticFilm 8001 #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 27/09/2026
Graffiti 📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2m 🔭 Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f1.4 Classic II VM MC 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 16/09/2026
Boats on the beach 📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2m 🔭 Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f1.4 Classic II VM MC 🎞️ Kentmere Pan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 7:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 28/08/2026
End of Summer 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 14/08/2026
On the beach 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 25/07/2026
Cell tower 📷 Leica CL 🔭 Jupiter-8 50mm f2 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 24/07/2026
Lunch at Arken Museum 📷 CONTAX G1 🔭 Carl Zeiss Planar T* 45mm f2.0 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Ishøj, Denmark #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 21/07/2026
Dragør Harbour Area 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Dragør, Denmark #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 21/07/2026
Dragør Harbour Area 📷 CONTAX RTS 🔭 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Dragør, Denmark #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 16/07/2026
A lime oven 📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2m 🔭 Summicron C 40mm f2 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Smygehamn, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 14/07/2026
Svaneholm Castle 📷 Nikon F3 🔭 Nikon Nikkor 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Svaneholm, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 06/07/2026
St Nicolai’s Church 📷 Rollei 35 SE 🔭 Rollei-HFT Sonnar 40mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Simrishamn, Sweden
St Nicolai’s Church
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 30/06/2026
Snail with tennisballs 📷 Rolleiflex 2.8C 🔭 Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ iPhone 16 Pro 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 20/06/2026
The exhibition 📷 Nikon F3 🔭 Nikon Nikkor 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 20/06/2026
For contraband during the Napoleonic Wars 📷 Nikon F3 🔭 Nikon Nikkor 28mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 19/06/2026
À rénover 📷 CONTAX 137 MA QUARTZ 🔭 Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.7 🎞️ Kentmere 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 7:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 11/06/2026
A narrow alley in Les Sables d'Olonne 📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2m 🔭 Summicron C 40mm f2 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8100i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography, #believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 09/06/2026
On the beach 📷 CONTAX 137 MA QUARTZ 🔭 Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.7 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 07/06/2026
Geranium 📷 CONTAX 137 MA QUARTZ 🔭 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm f2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography #filmphotography #blackandwhitephotography
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 07/06/2026
Just for rubbish 📷 CONTAX 137 MA QUARTZ 🔭 Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50 mm f1.7 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden #photography #filmphotography #blackandwhitephotography
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 05/06/2026
Still synthetic 📷 CONTAX 137 MA QUARTZ 🔭 Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135 mm f/2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 24/05/2026
Synthetic 📷 CONTAX 137 MA Quartz 🔭 Carl Zeiss Planar 50 mm f/1.7 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 21/05/2026
Almost like light bulbs 📷 Olympus 35 SP 🔭 G. Zuiko 42 mm f/1.7 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 20/05/2026
One-of-a-kind 📷 Nikon F3 🔭 Nikon AI Nikkor 28 mm f/2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 19/05/2026
A simple wooden wall 📷 Nikon EM 🔭 Nikon Series E 28 mm f/2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 18/05/2026
A bronze foal on a cobbled street 📷 Olympus 35 RC 🔭 E. Zuiko 42 mm f/2.8 🎞️ Fomapan 400 🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C 🖥️ Plustek 8200i 📍 Ystad, Sweden
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 17/05/2026
A tube and fitting scaffold: contaxian.eu/2026/05/17/a-tube-and-…
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 16/05/2026
Rocks: contaxian.eu/2026/05/16/rocks.html
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 15/05/2026
I have stopped using my daylight bulk loader but still use bulk film: contaxian.eu/2026/05/15/i-have-stop…
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 15/05/2026
Some houses are built on sand, and that’s not usually a good thing. The photograph was captured using a Pentax Auto 110 with an 18 mm f/2.8 lens, which corresponds to a 36 mm lens on 135 film. The film was Orca 100, and it was developed using Rodinal 1+25 for 6 minutes at 22°C.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 14/05/2026
Kåseberga, a small village east of Ystad, Sweden, is probably best known for its colossal Viking-era stone monument, but when I was a child, the harbour was live with fishing vessels and a rescue boat. There isn’t much of that lef... contaxian.eu/2026/05/14/kseberga-a-…
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 14/05/2026
Ystad harbour, southern Sweden, was captured in April this year using a CONTAX RTS, a Carl Zeiss T* 28 mm f/2.8 lens, and Fomapan 400 film. The image was developed with Rodinal 25+1 for 5 and a half minutes.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 14/05/2026
This off-season photograph of the harbour office in Jard-sur-Mer, Vendée on the west coast of France, was taken a few years ago on a windy afternoon using a Voigtländer Bessa R2m, a 40 mm f/2 Summicron-C lens, and a Fomapan 400.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 30/04/2026
Closed for renovation, parking house Ziska, Ystad, Sweden - CONTAX RTS - Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm/f2.8 - Fomapan 400 - Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 minutes - Plustek Opticfilm 8200i #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MonochromePhotography #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #AnalogPhotography
Ziska parking house in Ystad, Sweden
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 25/04/2026
The Bishop's House, Lund, Sweden - CONTAX RTS - Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm/f2.8 - Fomapan 400 - Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 minutes - Plustek Opticfilm 8200i #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MonochromePhotography #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #AnalogPhotography #bwfilm #blackandwhite
The bishop's house in Lund, Sweden. Now owned by the university.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 20/04/2026
Metal Garden Sphere, Ystad, Sweden - CONTAX RTS - Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm/f2.8 - Fomapan 400 - Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 minutes - Plustek Opticfilm 8200i #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MonochromePhotography #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #AnalogPhotography #bwfilm
Metal garden sphere
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 14/04/2026
Still out of season, Abbekås and Hörte harbours, Sweden - CONTAX 137 MA Quartz - Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm/f2.8 - Fomapan 400 - Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 minutes - Plustek Opticfilm 8200i
Abbekås harbourHörte harbour
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 01/04/2026
Not open yet. Kåseberga, Sweden - CONTAX 137 MA Quartz - Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm/f2.8 T* - Fomapan 200 at box speed - Rodinal 1+25 for 5:00 minutes - Plustek Opticfilm 8200i #Photography #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MonochromePhotography #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead
Cafeteria and lunch service in Kåseberga, Sweden.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 17/03/2026
Ystad, Sweden - CONTAX 137 MA Quartz - Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm/f2.8 T* - Fomapan 400 at box speed - Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 minutes #BlackAndWhite #AnalogPhotography #filmphotography #bwfilm #monochrome #believeinfilm #blackandwhite
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 10/03/2026
The twin towers of Ystad, Sweden CONTAX 137 MA Quartz, Carl Zeiss 28mm f2.8 Distagon T*, Fomapan 400, Rodinal 1+25 #Photography #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MonochromePhotography #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead
Twin water towers in Ystad, Sweden.
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 16/02/2026
A flight of stairs - CONTAX 137 MA Quartz - Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar T* - Fomapan 400 - Rodinal 1+25 #BlackAndWhite #AnalogPhotography #filmphotography #bwfilm #monochrome #believeinfilm #blackandwhite
A flight of stairs
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 06/02/2026
Winter harbour, Kåseberga, Sweden CONTAX 137 MA, Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar T*, Fomapan 400, Rodinal 1+25 #FilmPhotography #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 30/01/2026
One problem solved. My film spool end trimmer arrived today. #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #35mm
A film spool end trimmerTrimmed film end
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 28/01/2026
Winter in Ystad. CONTAX 137 MA, Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar T*, Fomapan 400, Rodinal 1+25
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Jonas Ranstam @contaxian.eu · 18/01/2026
As a statistician reviewing manuscripts submitted to medical journals, I struggled to comprehend the typical focus on rules of thumb and the inability to recognise uncertainty as central to statistical inference. In this article, I found one explanation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The dangers of dogma in medicine
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