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Bad Science
Bad science may refer to:
Antiscience
Cargo cult science
Fabrication
Fringe science
Junk science
Pathological science
Pseudoscience
Publication bias
Scientific misconduct
Antiscience
Cargo cult science
Fabrication
Fringe science
Junk science
Pathological science
Pseudoscience
Publication bias
Scientific misconduct
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Just because a supposed finding's hurled beneath the banner of 'science' does not mean it's of peak reliance, and in theory any layperson will tell you that obvious fact. It is in practice that the word itself, 'science', rings like a dinner bell for those hungry to expel religious dogmas.
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Even if these researchers do see the need to address the problem immediately, though they have obligations and legitimate interests elsewhere, including being funded for other research. With luck, the ideas discussed in Good Calories, Bad Calories may be rigorously tested in the next twenty years. If confirmed, it will be another decade or so after that, at least, before our public health authorities actively change their official explanation for why we get fat, how that leads to illness, and wh
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― Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
― Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It