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every media outlet ever: new study shows x leads to y!
me: so if I actually read the study its going to say that? or are you misrepresenting what it actually says for clicks or to validate a cultural narrative?
every media outlet ever: ...
me: and even if it does say the thing, when I read it is it going to turn out it had a sample size of 15 undergrads and dubious methodology?
every media outlet ever: hey look over there! (runs)
@Taweret That sounds about right. If it's not straight up misinformation half the time it's just for the clicks because news isn't about informing anymore, it's about making money. Which sucks.
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every media outlet ever: new study shows x leads to y!
me: so if I actually read the study its going to say that? or are you misrepresenting what it actually says for clicks or to validate a cultural narrative?
every media outlet ever: ...
me: and even if it does say the thing, when I read it is it going to turn out it had a sample size of 15 undergrads and dubious methodology?
every media outlet ever: hey look over there! (runs)
@Taweret was listening back through the archives of Shocktober (annual miniseries by the Guys podcast hosts about the history of godawful morning radio) and they did a bit of a dive into how much radio guys love A Study. Just say "a recent study shows" and then whatever mildly amusing thing that was either asserted by dubious authors looking for exactly this sort of coverage, or just make something up, no one will ever check because they will forget everything you said by the time they get to work
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@Taweret was listening back through the archives of Shocktober (annual miniseries by the Guys podcast hosts about the history of godawful morning radio) and they did a bit of a dive into how much radio guys love A Study. Just say "a recent study shows" and then whatever mildly amusing thing that was either asserted by dubious authors looking for exactly this sort of coverage, or just make something up, no one will ever check because they will forget everything you said by the time they get to work
@funkula they especially eat up 'studies' that reinforce cultural narratives like 'women be different from men' or the ever popular 'the younger generation is getting dumber because of (whatever the newest technology is)'
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@funkula they especially eat up 'studies' that reinforce cultural narratives like 'women be different from men' or the ever popular 'the younger generation is getting dumber because of (whatever the newest technology is)'
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every media outlet ever: new study shows x leads to y!
me: so if I actually read the study its going to say that? or are you misrepresenting what it actually says for clicks or to validate a cultural narrative?
every media outlet ever: ...
me: and even if it does say the thing, when I read it is it going to turn out it had a sample size of 15 undergrads and dubious methodology?
every media outlet ever: hey look over there! (runs)
@Taweret media outlet: go be mad at that guy instead, his test subjects were all mice
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every media outlet ever: new study shows x leads to y!
me: so if I actually read the study its going to say that? or are you misrepresenting what it actually says for clicks or to validate a cultural narrative?
every media outlet ever: ...
me: and even if it does say the thing, when I read it is it going to turn out it had a sample size of 15 undergrads and dubious methodology?
every media outlet ever: hey look over there! (runs)
@Taweret
Also, every media outlet: No, we're not going to link to the study write-up or give enough details to easily find it yourself, because you might catch us at our bullshit. -
every media outlet ever: new study shows x leads to y!
me: so if I actually read the study its going to say that? or are you misrepresenting what it actually says for clicks or to validate a cultural narrative?
every media outlet ever: ...
me: and even if it does say the thing, when I read it is it going to turn out it had a sample size of 15 undergrads and dubious methodology?
every media outlet ever: hey look over there! (runs)
@Taweret this study has astounding new insight into the behavior of 10-20 hungry first year psych students who are fully aware of the research interests of their professor!
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every media outlet ever: new study shows x leads to y!
me: so if I actually read the study its going to say that? or are you misrepresenting what it actually says for clicks or to validate a cultural narrative?
every media outlet ever: ...
me: and even if it does say the thing, when I read it is it going to turn out it had a sample size of 15 undergrads and dubious methodology?
every media outlet ever: hey look over there! (runs)
@Taweret
This is why I like you so much. Come over sometime and yell with me at Forensic Files about junk science.Plus: Who funded the study? Did they control for race, income, background? Was all of this data self reported? What did the control group look like? Were there any proper controls?
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@Taweret
This is why I like you so much. Come over sometime and yell with me at Forensic Files about junk science.Plus: Who funded the study? Did they control for race, income, background? Was all of this data self reported? What did the control group look like? Were there any proper controls?
@heathen_cat @Taweret somewhere Dr Ben Goldacre is getting warm fuzzies just because y'all posted these things :)
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@thegarbagebird @naga @Taweret "Theoretical degree in physics" ass interviewees
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@EUCommission great!
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di Erri De Luca (Italia)
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la neve, la fragola, la mosca.
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Dopo 35 anni la cerimonia Ig Nobel lascia gli USA. Le finanze e le politiche di Trump hanno determinato la decisione di spostare l'evento scientifico satirico in Svizzera
La 35a cerimonia di assegnazione del Premio Ig Nobel, che si terrà a Boston nel settembre 2025, sarà l'ultima negli Stati Uniti, almeno per ora. Quest'anno, l'amata parodia dei Premi Nobel per la scienza si terrà a Zurigo, dando il via a un cambiamento potenzialmente permanente nelle cerimonie ospitate in Europa.
È una mossa a cui Marc Abrahams, fondatore e maestro di cerimonia del Premio Ig Nobel e direttore della rivista di umorismo scientifico Annals of Improbable Research , "pensava da un po'" a causa delle difficoltà finanziarie e del desiderio di ampliare il team di pianificazione dell'evento, ormai invecchiato. Ma l'anno scorso, dice, l'idea "si è trasformata in qualcosa di molto diverso, molto più specifico e concreto, quando la situazione negli Stati Uniti ha iniziato a diventare folle".
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-35-years-ig-nobel-ceremony-leave-u-s
Grazie a @MarcAbrahams per la segnalazione
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@katttivizzima First of all this is a national problem which should also directed to the Italian responsables. @EUCommission
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