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RE: Debunk-Tuesday – Gin & Tonic Cures Hay Fever
To be honest: I’m really pissed because of that. We already have a crisis of proper scientific communication. Many people don’t understand what science actually does and what it’s good for – just take a look at the trending pages here and you will be dumber than before. Journalists who are writing about science should be hold accountable to the same, high scientific standards scientists need to fulfil to get proper acknowledgement.
As I said it many many times, the web offered a court to people whose discussion should have never left some dark bars... In addition, legit scientists should definitely dedicated more of their time for communicating with people. This is still missing by a lot, whatever is the field :(
I can imagine that not every scientist is born to be a storyteller. But maybe it's a start looking for credible people who can tell the stories?
You can always find some in a given institute. Not everyone has to do it, but at least some from each institute. Again, this is my opinion. Nothing more ;)