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52 sats \ 6 replies \ @Scoresby 22 Oct
I think this happens in all aspects of life: publicly reported statistics about some issue suddenly change because the methodology changed but all the public hears is: oh my gosh!
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235 sats \ 1 reply \ @endothermicdev 22 Oct
Similar, but just is frustrating is the other common occurrence:
- A single study produces a sensational finding.
- Over the next several years it turns out not to be replicable.
- Even though it's debunked, the public attention has moved on.
- The debunked finding continues to be parroted for some decades.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @beyond_turbulence 22 Oct
It’s the same storm, different current (misandry redux): Why? One flashy flare lights the sky—and sighted off the bow is a breakthrough! Years later, sailors can’t find that island again. The fleet’s already chased new horizons. Yet the old map keeps circulating in taverns for the old guard, for decades, inked with ghosts and rumor. Science as Seance …
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 22 Oct
I come to SN for the truth!
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Solomonsatoshi 22 Oct
Governments are crucial in enabling the wealth and security of nations and citizens!
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 22 Oct
Lol
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko OP 22 Oct
Most of the time it is easy to have a consistent way of quantifying stuff.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @88b0c423eb 22 Oct
I measured mine after starting to eat much more fat butter and etc, and it's 1045 now.
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