> Science journalism is pretty bad for this. Every time a researcher finds any property that influences another, and says more work needs to be done, the headli

> Science journalism is pretty bad for this. Every time a researcher finds any property that influences another, and says more work needs to be done, the headline reads “the cure for cancer is almost here!” or “is this the end of aging?” Obligatory XKCD link: http://xkcd.com/882/ http://xkcd.com/882/ That said, there is plenty of blame to be had: scientists engage in p-hacking and worse in pursuit of funding, institutional PR departments write sensational press releases, corporations pursue and promote "blockbuster" solutions despite diminishing returns, etc. And of course there are legitimately bad actors mixed in to all of this aggressively pushing the press' both-sideism button for all it is worth (but only where there is an entrenched interest to do so), among many other tactics.