> why the focus on "new research"? Is "old research" not good enough? Because the NYT is a newspaper and they need a reason to publish a news article. This is

> why the focus on "new research"? Is "old research" not good enough? Because the NYT is a newspaper and they need a reason to publish a news article. This is known as a "hook." The hook in cases like this will be something new being published. It's hard to hook readers by announcing: What we've known since the 1970s still holds true. Just doesn't work.