The Science News Cycle: First, there was Science, which results in a paper with conclusion that... A is correlated with B (0.56 coefficient) given C, assuming D, under E conditions Which was translated by Uni PR office "Scientists Find Potential Link between A and B" Which was picked up by news organizations "A causes B, say Scientists" Which was picked up on the Interwebs: "Scientists out to kill us" Which was picked up on cable news "A causes B all the time" Which was picked up by local news "A: Killer among us? Latest at 10" Which is picked up by your grandma "I am wearing this to ward off A" which leads to you facepalming yourself. |
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