June 25, 2019
Recently the Washington Post reported that kids were developing horns on their heads like goats from cell phone use.
Well, According to an article in Reason that is as accurate as the WaPo's reporting on Global Warming or Trump's Russian collusion.
The claim came from a research paper which said that children had bad posture - not necessarily from cell phones - and that was causing callus-like lumps on their heads to form.
From the article:
I perused the studies in question. At most, researchers offered educated guesses that new technology has something to do with the skull horns. The underlying research, however, does not prove any such connection. It doesn't even attempt to prove it.
WaPo has shown itself to be an unreliable source of information, and this is no exception. Journalists in general often fail to understand the subject matter about which they write, or purposely twist it to either make it more exciting or to promote their particular view. And the Washington Post is one of the worst offenders.
Don't believe everything you read.
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You understand, this is just a theory of mine. I've put zero research into it, which puts me on the same level as the WaPoo (not a typo).
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at June 25, 2019 10:21 AM (rIYC+)
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at June 25, 2019 11:31 AM (y0E8t)
How many times has coffee alternated between being good for you and bad for you, and sometimes both at the same time?
My doctor was renewing a medication for me and said that he was compelled to warn me that a recent study had shown that the medication might cause cancer. I laughed. He tried not to laugh, and only partially succeeded.
Posted by: Bill H at June 25, 2019 02:57 PM (vMiSr)
Remember the oat bran craze? Turns out all that did for anyone was give them a bloated colon.
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