Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major causes of death (2016)

Re:Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major caus... by aqme28 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @09:20AM (#30405891)

> This isn't doing the cultural perception of science any favours.

But they're acknowledging the limitations of the study. As it is, it's a jumping off-point to do more research on the subject. They even mention confounding factors in the abstract.

I'm curious what alternative you'd propose, other than more funding on larger and more complex studies.

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Re:Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major caus... by datavirtue on Sunday February 20, 2022 @10:12AM (#30406290)

But the media isn't going to read the study before they publish all their cute headlines about getting some sun to extend your life. And everyone get dumber.

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Re:Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major caus... by drekk on Sunday February 20, 2022 @10:28AM (#30406441)

Sounds like that's an issue with the media and American attention spans rather than the scientific method

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Re:Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major caus... by r-w on Sunday February 20, 2022 @10:56AM (#30406636)

It is an issue with the media. It's also predictable. If you name your article in a way you know will get blown out of proportion in that way, you are complicit.

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Re:Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major caus... by dymk on Sunday February 20, 2022 @11:30AM (#30406901)

Nah, but I do agree all scientific text should be rot13 encoded, and only let the “real” scientists in on the secret.

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Re:Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major caus... by dymk on Sunday February 20, 2022 @11:29AM (#30406892)

Why specify Americans?

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