Using Research to Mis-inform
Robert Hughes Jr,
Open2Learn,
Jan 08, 2010
The reporting of science in supposedly educated publications is, in a word, poor. "I find it particularly troubling when a source of information about higher education fails to engage scientific research in a useful and thoughtful manner. In this article, Facebooking Won't Affect Your Grades, Study Finds. At Least Until Next Month's Study Tells You It Will, Marc Parry provides the worst example of reporting on scientific information." He's not alone - he is merely following well-entrenched conventions for reporting on science in teh Amrican press.
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