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It's more like, you should be very skeptical of any shocking results that you find reported on widely in social media and the press. Errors will always happen;
by scarmig 2y ago
It's more like, you should be very skeptical of any shocking results that you find reported on widely in social media and the press.
Errors will always happen; they are more likely to result in shocking, surprising results; and the press actively publicizes those results over others. The original paper got widespread press coverage, and its retraction got... Much less. You end up much dumber if you outsource your thinking to the Washington Post or Facebook.