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When you're discussing the edge of theory in physics, you can make some pretty neat TV shows and maybe get some kids interested in science. I loved watching tho
by goalieca 12y ago
When you're discussing the edge of theory in physics, you can make some pretty neat TV shows and maybe get some kids interested in science. I loved watching those crazy speculative documentaries about the universe and all that.
However, when you're discussing the edge of science in a health or socio-economic field, people "hear about studies" all the time in the news. Many are conflicting. Some things go on and live their own lives. Some things lend themselves to a certain ideological thinking and despite being proven wrong later on, go on to live in very awful ways. Eg: vaccines scares.
- jghn 12y agoThe real problem with "hear about studies" is that by the time things filter down to the average person the stories are completely watered down and spun to make some sensational headline. Even without the simple headline grabbing, all nuance is lost, which is the cause of a lot of the "XYZ is good!" ... "No, XYZ is bad!" confusion - the reality is that "XYZ is good under these experimental conditions, for some definition of good" and vice versa.
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