Blog 13- Why do people face Bad Science?
Why do people face Bad Science? What is it makes us face bad science? Ben's duty as an epidemiologist is to utilize facts and research to determine what is healthy for the body. Newspaper headlines, for example, categorize items that raise or decrease cancer risk — and occasionally contradict themselves by declaring coffee to be in both categories. The focus of this lecture is on how evidence may be altered through deceit or ignorance. Bad science makes use of authority — individuals or experts – while disregarding the facts they provide. The weight of argument or evidence, rather than who says it, should carry good science. Ben's duty as an epidemiologist is to utilize facts and research to determine what is healthy for the body. Newspaper headlines, for example, categorize items that raise or decrease cancer risk — and occasionally contradict themselves by declaring coffee to be in both category ies. The focus of this lecture is on how evidence may be altered through