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I will never understand at which point it became preferable to post an editorial written by a random journalist, which doesn't even link at all to the actual re
by xk_id 3y ago
I will never understand at which point it became preferable to post an editorial written by a random journalist, which doesn't even link at all to the actual research paper. It's a proven way to propagate misrepresented science. (And no, the interview quotes are not a defense; it has also, often been the case, that the authors would carefully choose their wording to mislead public's perception.)
- peanutcrisis 3y agoYeah, I see this quite a fair bit from The Guardian. A recent example [0] that was called out here [1] and a recent discussion on HN here [2]. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/05/industrial-revolution-iron-method-taken-from-jamaica-briton https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/05/industrial-r... [1] https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/stories-are-bad-for-your-intelligence https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/stories-are-bad-for-your-intell... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37373257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37373257