Science News Review

Another Example of Irresponsible Science News?

Oct 24 at 6:06pm by Aileen

Continuing the theme of bad science writing – confusing or completely ridiculous headlines, absurd assertions of fact and fancy, questionable conclusions, etc. – take a look at the screenshot below of the BBC website’s lead story in their ‘Health’ section this past Monday…

Now, it might give you a chuckle, as it did me. But come on, folks… I hereby add ‘Irresponsible Use of Illustration’ in science news reporting as yet another category for the Science News Booby Prizes at year’s end. After last week’s sordid destruction of Nobel Laureate James Watson’s storied career as a notorious bigot, this sort of thing can definitely make one wonder what the heck these science reporters are thinking.

If they are in fact thinking at all.

BBC News: Health

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