The Washington Post reports on a video from the television series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver regarding flaws in science and in reporting about science.
Topics touched upon by Mr. Oliver include p-hacking, exploratory studies vs. confirmational studies, press releases, the "telephone" effect, animal testing, oversimplification, industry funding, sample sizes, and TED talks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 11 2016, @08:47PM
That being said, the general rule of thumb remains: "It's only bullshit when it goes against my deepest convictions."