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Bad Science in the Press
An anonymous reader writes " An editorial in The Guardian presents a good run down of what is wrong with science reporting today and tries to point out why this is. From the article: 'Why is science in the media so often pointless, simplistic, boring, or just plain wrong? Like a proper little Darwin, I've been collecting specimens, making careful observations, and now I'm ready to present my theory.'"
BEDEVERE: And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped.
ARTHUR: This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheeps' bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.
...a scientific article stating that 73.3% of all scientific studies and statistics are wrong...
Do U hav siuntiffick prufe uv that?
Table-ized A.I.
what's wrong with feng-shui?
I thought we agreed not to worry so much about the difference between "hypothesis" and "theory" so we wouldn't have to use the "hypothesis of evolution" to destroy the "opiate of the people" and create our socialist paradise.
Can you be Even More Awesome?!
that the article's author just got dumped by his "humanity graduate student" significant other.
Ah my, that was good for a laugh.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
BEDEVERE: Tell me, when you are walking through the castle, what do you always slip on?
ARTHUR-KING: Sheep's Piss.
BEDEVERE: And where does that piss come from?
ARTHUR-KING: Sheep!
BEDEVERE: And earthquakes are caused by?
ARTHUR-KING: Friction!
BEDEVERE: Exactly. So...
ARTHUR-KING: If we put the bladders... in the faults... They'll reduce friction...
BEDEVERE: And therefore, logically...
ARTHUR: No earthquakes!
Edward@Tomato - /home/Edward/ man woman
man: no entry for woman in the manual.
"Qua!?"
As a journalist, I resent that remark. We're very good at spotting pseudoscientific mumbo jumbo. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment to make for my next piece; a scientist operating out of an annex of Grace Baptist Church is going to give a presentation on his electronium hat which harnesses the power of sunspots to produce cognitive radiation.
Santa Ana Winds: Like the Dustbowl, but with awards shows.
"The names of the constellations are useful for Astronomers. That's it."
I've heard Astrologers can turn them into gold.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
The second question was the location of Mount Olympus. I thought it was a little wierd that they did not use the proper latin Olympus Mons but it couldn't be anywhere but mars. Again thinking I had just won the game for the males of the family yelled "Tharsis Planitia! Yeah baby!" To which my non-martian-topography-knowing-mom said "No it's Greece even I know that.
I guess knowing too much can be bad too.
The days of the digital watch are numbered.