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Shoddy Science Reporting Complicit in Anti-Intellectualism
Because of the sensationalism committed by science reporters, American's mistrust of science has been amplified. Without bothering to explain the process of science, and the need for replications of studies, and without stressing all the follow-up work required to verify a scientific position or statement, science reporters and the news outlets ...
Posted to Science by rjgwood on November 18, 2008
Regarding the Wall-E article...
''Wall-E tells us that if we don't change the way we live, we'll all get really fat and destroy the world.'' You'll find no bigger supporter of the first amendment than me. However, I think the statement above, quoted from the article is a little biased. To me, it sounds like someone who is just looking for a reason to look down on ...
Posted to Green Room by CWickham on July 11, 2008