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And yet scientists still did a totally "unnecessary" study about them [1], because today miners are dying at younger ages than they did in the past and that's a
by true_religion 9y ago
And yet scientists still did a totally "unnecessary" study about them [1], because today miners are dying at younger ages than they did in the past and that's a troubling conclusion that you wouldn't immediately guess from annectoda.
Science is important, even for the 'its obvious, everyone knows it is dangerous' kinda stuff.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6549a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6549a1.htm
- madez 9y ago> Science is important, even for the 'its obvious, everyone knows it is dangerous' kinda stuff. Indeed. Intuition, or in other words the "well, that's obvious" feeling, might be a good lazy approximation of the truth, but it is often wrong when examined closely.
- socceroos 9y ago> ... but it is often wrong when examined closely. Having witnessed the whiplash in scientific understanding I'd almost say that "it's more complicated than that" is a more accurate summation. Since often the approximation isn't totally wrong but it's more a simplification of the issue.