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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

How To Read Science News

Terrific article about how to get past the smoke and mirrors in newspaper science writing.
"The Double X Double-Take: What to do when reading science in the news 1. Skip the headline. Headlines are often misleading, at best, and can be wildly inaccurate. Forget about the headline. Pretend you never even saw the headline."
Posted by Susan Dynarski at 5:24 AM
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