Ever wonder why some “scientific” claims sound convincing but fall apart under scrutiny?

This article explores the 3 vital rules of science. Together, they offer a powerful lens for evaluating conclusions.

🔗 https://www.scottgraffius.com/blog/files/3-vital-rules-of-science-what-they-are-and-why-they-matter.html

#Science #CriticalThinking #Falsifiability #Replicability #CorrelationIsNotCausation

My husband has just learned of the circumcision autism “link” that was recently pedaled by junk science enthusiasts

#correlationIsNotCausation #autism

Yet another study about how "ultraprocessed foods" (UPF) will kill us.

I am very sceptical of all such studies. The definition of UPF seems rather arbitrary, but mostly, if you were trying to define a food group that maximised the chances of confounding by lifestyle and socioeconomic factors in any analysis, I'm pretty sure it would look much like the definition we have.

It's probably being poor that kills you, not UPF.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm30kwvv17o

#CorrelationIsNotCausation #UltraprocessedFoods

"Reducing the issue to isolated #variables, where the solution might appear to be to introduce a new #policy (like banning #smartphones) follows a technocratic logic that could turn #goodhealth into a matter for experts.

#Youngpeople were becoming more anxious long before #socialmedia – here’s the evidence
https://theconversation.com/young-people-were-becoming-more-anxious-long-before-social-media-heres-the-evidence-243738#Echobox=1736884297

#interpretingdata
#correlationisnotcausation
#science
#mentalhealth

Neeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Niet meegedaan aan de Dam-tot-Damloop!!! En nu heeft er een Ethiopiër gewonnen!

#correlationisnotcausation

"This one thing may derail your shot at healthy aging, scientists say"

Even the LA Times engages in clickbaity headlines.

The scientist only found a correlation, not causation. The article even states:

"The study didn’t show that excess TV time **caused** any of the nurses to miss out on healthy aging, only that there was a significant inverse **correlation** between the two. Still, there’s good reason to suspect that their favorite sedentary behavior bore at least some of the responsibility."

(Emphasis added.)

The last sentence is just a feeble attempt at justifying their headline.

Shame on the LA Times (@latimes). Is it any mystery that every time a newspaper says "trust us!," I go 🙄.

#LATimes #CorrelationIsNotCausation #correlation #causation #clickbait #newspapers #journalism #ShittyJournalism #trust #distrust

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-06-14/this-one-thing-may-derail-your-shot-at-healthy-aging-scientists-say