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The lack of public trust in science is a real problem, and mostly unjustified or misdirected. That said, nothing reinforces the evil scientist image like irradi

by fhood 8y ago

The lack of public trust in science is a real problem, and mostly unjustified or misdirected. That said, nothing reinforces the evil scientist image like irradiating puppies.

joshe 8y ago
It is pretty dark. There's even a cute beagle picture in a graph. Apparently beagles are the preferred model animal for radiation studies going back to the 1950's.
- fhood 8y ago
  I don't even have a problem with it necessarily, but they should probably use pigs. Nobody cares about pigs.
  - drag0nballz 8y ago
    Pigs are actually great pets. They've been domesticated practically as long as dogs
    - ddingus 8y ago
      Truth. Had pigs for a time as a kid. When people spend quality time with them, pigs respond. They like people.
    - wahern 8y ago
      I lived on a farm for a year as a kid. The owner was missing an ear and always made sure to remind me to keep all body parts outside the hog pen.
  - bwbw223 8y ago
    But that's a waste of bacon!
    - outworlder 8y ago
      Then you do a controlled blind study on extending the lifespans of humans eating bacon from irradiated pigs. Wastage stopped, science advanced, lifespans extended (maybe).
SkyMarshal 8y ago
I don’t know, given p-hacking and reproducibility problems, science “journalism” that tends to report the results of single experiments as confirmed findings, and pay-gating of research behind for-profit journals, the scientific establishment does have some credibility challenges atm.