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235 sats \ 1 reply \ @endothermicdev 22 Oct \ parent \ on: The "falling testosterone levels" story was fake HealthAndFitness
Similar, but just is frustrating is the other common occurrence:
  1. A single study produces a sensational finding.
  2. Over the next several years it turns out not to be replicable.
  3. Even though it's debunked, the public attention has moved on.
  4. 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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