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Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by xpe on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:16PM (#31472290)
Well said in many ways; however, it isn't clear that having more statistics savvy journalists would address the problems associated with media economics and incentives.
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Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by lbriner on Monday May 23, 2022 @04:23AM (#31476515)
Agree. How well-trained would a journalist need to be in order to effectively analyze something that has probably taken several years of effort. Lots of numbers != good interpretations and little data != bad conclusion.

But agree with OP that in a world that is becoming less and less trusting of authority (to a dangerous extreme) that it would be nice for those in authority to have enough humility to accept when their work is questioned.

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