In a digital world that clamors for clicks, news is sensationalized and “facts” change all the time. Here’s how to discern what is trustworthy and what is hogwash.

Good science is science that adheres to the scientific method, a systematic method of inquiry involving making a hypothesis based on existing knowledge, gathering evidence to test if it is correct, then either disproving or building support for the hypothesis. It takes many repetitions of applying this method to build reasonable support for a hypothesis.

Bad science is a flawed version of good science, with the potential for improvement. It follows the scientific method, only with errors or biases. Often, it’s produced with the best of intentions, just by researchers who are responding to skewed incentives.

This video explains how to spot the difference.

Further reading on this topic: https://fs.blog/spot-bad-science/

00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Why people mistrust science
01:52 - The first example of bad science: Power Posing
04:46 - The second example of bad science: Green Coffee Bean Study
06:57 - What makes good science, good?
07:16 - Published in reputable journal
08:19 - It's peer reviewed
09:46 - Experience of researchers
10:17 - Part of a larger body of work
11:56 - Doesn't claim a panacea
12:34 - Discloses (or avoids) conflicts of interest
13:16 - Doesn't claim anything based on one study
13:51 - Uses a representative sample size
15:29 - Why we should look to disprove what we know

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