Bees Addicted To Neonics: A Failure Of Science Journalism
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 17:40
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers don’t always get it right. Scientists used to toiling in obscurity on arcane subjects can be lured into presenting hyperbolic conclusions from a media that demands sensational headlines, and confirmation bias remains a powerful psychological force within the scientific community. So what does the media do when honest researchers realize their attention-getting findings were simply wrong? If this case of “bee addiction” is any indicator, the answer is nothing. read more