THE MEDIA AND SCIENTIFIC REPORTS The news satire programme by John Oliver is an explanation of how media outlets manipulate scientific researches. He values the importance of science and the complexities of the work they do. He depicts several clear examples on this. All the ridiculous information given by the media can make you wonder is science spreading blunder. For example some researches say that drinking a glass of red vine is equivalent to hour of gym time. Scientists are under constant pressure to publish their findings. They want to meet the trouble they face with the money to explore their researches especially with their sponsors. Scientists know that nobody is going to publish and accept their studies unless they are made in a way attractive to the people. John gives the example of the website fivethirtyeight in the case of p-hacking. Scientific researches are not factualized by a second person. Ther...
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