haakoflo

> But I do blame the people who are responsible for preemptively jumping the gun and broadcasting the suggestion that these questions have been answered

Usually when such claims are broadcast, it happens in two steps:

1) Some researcher (often a PhD student) finds some correlation (with our without conscious P-hacking) that has p<0.0.5. Their thesis may depend on it. 2) Some news broadcaster makes a story from the article. Their job/income may depend on it.

Now who, exactly, would you blame.