> The media didn’t make up the 2 million Americans dying statistic, they merely reported it. Absolutely but the point I am making is -how- the media chooses to

> The media didn’t make up the 2 million Americans dying statistic, they merely reported it. Absolutely but the point I am making is -how- the media chooses to communicate science facts or studies leads to people just thinking they were blatantly wrong. Good scientists optimize for truth, the media optimizes for impact. Both are wrong from time to time but scientists are far more careful at how they quantify certainty (which is so often lost in translation when reported).