A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science - Healthy Evidence

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A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science

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Here's a great guide to spotting bad science in the media from Compound Interest at compoundchem.com/.

The guide covers reasons why headlines might not cover the facts, why even 'quoted' results might not be what they seem and the importance of checking just who is promoting a particular idea or claim.

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Thanks for that, a very usual piece of info to keep at hand - perhaps it should be mandatory for all reporters too, to read and learn!!

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