slothrop@lemmy.ca to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoyou're doing ReSeArCh rong!!lemmy.caimagemessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up11.62Karrow-down111
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minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·1 day agoThe ‘research’ that the “do your own research” people are referring to isn’t peer reviewed scientific literature. It’s other fools’ social media rantings.
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoSeriously if we just hardcore PSA’d even basic media literacy skills into our culture, MAYBE people would stop thinking that random internet anecdotes (which are likely largely bot-driven these days) constitute “scientific evidence.”
The ‘research’ that the “do your own research” people are referring to isn’t peer reviewed scientific literature.
It’s other fools’ social media rantings.
Seriously if we just hardcore PSA’d even basic media literacy skills into our culture, MAYBE people would stop thinking that random internet anecdotes (which are likely largely bot-driven these days) constitute “scientific evidence.”