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It is little wonder that, when COVID came, nobody believed anything the scientists were saying.
by rhelz 2y ago
It is little wonder that, when COVID came, nobody believed anything the scientists were saying.
- sickofparadox 2y agoI feel like the industry of science journalism and its need to blow studies out of proportion are more to blame than the scientists themselves. On HN you'll often see people say "in mice" in the comments of an article that purports a major drug breakthrough. The breathless, best-case-scenario way that many outlets report on even the smallest study, while glossing over important details and failing to couch language properly lead to normal people getting mentally jerked around by an endless stream of articles about red wine, coffee, meat, and every other somewhat nuanced dietary issue. The same problem proliferates in every aspect of research reporting that requires more than an ounce of nuance to describe properly.
- IndySun 2y agoThe El Pais (and NYT, I think) article, detailed with very snazzy graphics, on the 'science' of mask wearing during Covid convinced me to wear one - I have to say, against my better judgement. The upshot is mask wearing is not so robust, basically. We, I mean any and everyone, can be so easily fooled when wrong information comes from the right source.