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It's important research because the chemical industry and their boosters are always trying to get it unbanned. Koch-funded libertarian mouthpiece Reason still
by ebikelaw 8y ago
It's important research because the chemical industry and their boosters are always trying to get it unbanned. Koch-funded libertarian mouthpiece Reason still runs near-constant attacks on Rachel Carson and Silent Spring, 55 years later.
- gcthomas 8y agoResearch isn't made important because it satisfies a political imperative, but because it advances knowledge in a reliable way. This sort of narrowly significant result is just the sort of research that is vulnerable to p-hacking and other biases. I'll wait for some supporting research before accepting something so weak, no matter the politics.