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Is there a "someone's razor" for sensational, speculative "news"? Chances are they are looking at something like this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-enviro
by mseebach 10y ago
Is there a "someone's razor" for sensational, speculative "news"?
Chances are they are looking at something like this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12990211 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12990211 -- control a mouse cursor with your thoughts anno 2011) to make a better interface for the Oculus Rift than (I can't believe this is a quote) "the mind reading and telepathy of science fiction movies".
- chuckgreenman 10y agoI'd like to propose "Abstract Jumping" as the term here. We see it a lot when journalists just read the abstract of a scientific paper or the overview of a project and then draw conclusions.
- TallGuyShort 10y agoYeah that needs to be a term. It's a pattern I'm sure many of us have seen in scientific studies too: Facebook post: "Scientists prove X causes Y" Various layers of science news: "Scientists link X and Y" Abstract: "We observed a moderate correlation between X and Y. The results are surprising because they contradict previous studies of similar populations." 6 months later and there are new-age parenting guides about why you belong in jail if you let your kids anywhere near X.
- neuromantik8086 10y agoBetteridge's Law of Headlines? There's no question mark at the end this one here, but I think that the Law is at least conceptually close.