Thursday, March 26, 2015

unsurprising but important

A short story on why the latest health news is rarely accurate:

http://www.vox.com/2015/3/23/8264355/research-study-hype

worth a look.  Nothing earth shattering but useful to have it written out for those of us who are not directly aware that most of what the news covers is sensationalized and not necessarily accurate..... that a single research paper does not in fact denote actual proof, but merely the need for further research and evidence.
Science is less about eureka moments and more about an overwhelming body of proof.

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