Why does Science News Suck So Much?

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To try out our new course (and many others on math and science), go to https://brilliant.org/sabine. You can get started for free, and the first 200 will get 20% off the annual premium subscription. In today's video I air my frustration about science news and what's wrong with it. From missing uncertainty estimates to talking about the dreaded scientific consensus. 💌 Sign up for my weekly science newsletter. It's free! ➜ http://sabinehossenfelder.com/ 👉 Support me on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📖 My new book "Existential Physics" is coming out in August ➜ http://existentialphysics.com/ #scicomm #science 0:00 Intro 00:39 Show me your uncertainty estimate 1:43 Cite your sources 3:07 Put a date on it 3:52 Tell me the history 4:42 Don't oversimply it 5:44 It depends, but on what? 6:46 Tell me the whole story 7:37 Spare me the human interest stuff 8:13 Don't forget that science is fallible 8:59 Science doesn't work by consensus 11:14 Sponsor message

Published 2022-06-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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