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I think the problem is that society accepts results like this uncritically. I don't think this study was innately garbage, as waking the animals was the only wa
by Pimpus 8y ago
I think the problem is that society accepts results like this uncritically. I don't think this study was innately garbage, as waking the animals was the only way they could disturb rem sleep, but there should have been (maybe there were?) big caveats attached.
As a society we need to realize that studies are not "proof". The scientific process is more than just studies.
- djsumdog 8y agoThe actual papers probably did. News writeups are often much more sensationalized than the actual research abstract and conclusion. This PhD Comic describes it really well: http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174 http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174 This article is actually fairly balanced in comparison to many of the other paper-based news write ups I've seen.
- tunap 8y agoMy favorite quote from a favored author, and former head librarian of the US Library of Congress: "Imagination drew in bold strokes, instantly serving hopes and fears, while knowledge advanced by slow increments and contradictory witnesses." Boorstin -The Discoverers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverers