I've been bitten by this several times. I would hear about an exciting result in psychology or something, tell my friends about it, then double check the origin

I've been bitten by this several times. I would hear about an exciting result in psychology or something, tell my friends about it, then double check the original study just to be sure, then call up my friends with apologies and corrections. So my advice is, if you like popular science books, at least don't retell their conclusions to others!