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After the long discussion in the 'alcohol causes cancer' thread I will admit to being a bit suspicious of science journalism.
by avs733 10y ago
After the long discussion in the 'alcohol causes cancer' thread I will admit to being a bit suspicious of science journalism.
- stephengillie 10y ago"Does the study have at least 10^4 subjects?" That's the first thing I check.
- Turing_Machine 10y agoJust now? :-) Seriously, science journalism is almost uniformly horrible (as is just about every other type of journalism -- google "Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect").
- avs733 10y agoI would disagree with the 'almost uniformly' but I understand your point. I would tend to exempt arstechnica for example. I feel like most of the issue comes when journalists comment or repurpose journal articles. What seems to get dropped is the background, the context, and the limitations that are often expressed in a nuanced language. In the end, as a scientist, I blame scientists...you created the knowledge, try and take some ownership of it (having been in the situation myself).