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My partner is studying the effects of cow grazing on various greenhouse gas things, and the amount of data you need to get/the number of times you need to repli
by shwin 8y ago
My partner is studying the effects of cow grazing on various greenhouse gas things, and the amount of data you need to get/the number of times you need to replicate before policy makers are willing to step in, is really quite substantial.
I showed this article to her last year when it popped up, and she said "show me a large sample size and replicate it stateside and then I'll start caring."
harsh, but I think that's where we are with this kind of thing.
- shwin 8y agoAlso, "they found it reduced methane production by more than 99 percent in the lab." In the lab? On "bacteria found in the stomach of cows"? That's a long way off from what the title suggests; this research is definitely still valuable, but I think we do scientific reporting a disservice when we make much bolder claims than the actual science bears out. Lab studies != actual cows eating stuff
- lovemenot 8y agoLab studies ~= spherical cows eating stuff