It's scandals like these that worry me about researchers and university alum throwing studies and jargon at people as proof of needing funding or theories or what not
ESPECIALLY those with surprising, sensationalistic, or provacitive results
People can get so good at manipulating data that they can get away with it for years if not forever, likely in some cases
I am actually far more likely to trust a study that comes with a conclusion like "this is all really minor stuff, it's not a big deal". Versus one that comes with a conclusion "THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL"
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