This reminds me of the time about a year ago when suddenly I saw a ton of pop science articles about how "Scientists have discovered an alternate universe where time flows backwards" but tracing the source back to the original paper, an instrument on a weather balloon flying above Antarctica found some weird neutrino readings, moving in a direction they shouldn't've been.
Ultimately, articles like this lead to misinformation and distrust of the scientific community, who aren't at all to blame for bogus articles, purposefully misinterpreting their papers for clickbait
Thank you for covering this important topic. A lot of science communicators are writing lazy, exaggerated, and propaganda-ridden pieces that make people lose faith in the scientific community.
Oh god, thank you! I'm so often so damn annoyed by inaccurately or misleading pop-science! I so often have to deal with friends and family who talk about something they've read in a pop-sci article. Many times it is completely obvious to me (with a fair amount of scientific background) that what they're saying is either completely bogus or severely misleading, but, y'know, they read a "scientific article" about it... On another note, this video is pretty damn good, and I'm surprised it hasn't got a lot more views. I always enjoy listening to people who are good at talking science in a non-pop-sci way. The world is so fascinating, so I don't get the need for sensationalization (other than getting clicks and what not). Anyway, I like a lot of your other content too, so keep it up!
Great Video, but I think you shout cut over to theas short Reaktion clips (from Movies and Cartoons) less often. It is nice to have some of them in there so it seems less like just a monolog, but rithe now I think there are so many of them that they start to distracted from the video, and slows down the flow of the video. And again great video, it's always cool to see well researched videos about interesting subjects. Just trying to give some produktiv feedback.
It's a balance. Too many are distracting. And not enough and I fear that it can get boring. But thank you for the input. I'll keep it in mind in the future.
How the hell do you have such less followers. I'm do glad that I found your Before Sunrise and Before we Go video. I can't stop watching now!! Support from a film fanatic from India!
We should teach scientific communication in schools. I followed Jordan Peterson for a while, and one of the best lessons I learned, that I noticed little people practice, is the very specific use of words for their very specific meaning. Sometimes I feel like I'm lying when I'm not focusing as hard to pick the exact right words to express myself when I trust the person will still understand what I mean. p.s. Probably more personal, but I think many words we use have a negative meaning assinged to them and they actualy cause negative emotional sensation to pop up. Sometimes the word is even a flat out inaccurate descriptor of something. Ok, I'm rambling now, it's 2am, but hey, free video engagement go!
To be fair, most of these articles sounds like CLICKBAIT, just made for more clicks because clicks = money, and all copied from each other probably... Clickbait is one of the main issues with today's journalism, we should just have something like netflix for articles and we need to restore their credibility too. However the science illiteracy among journalists are indeed a problem, but hell even the common folk science illiteracy is a problem, that's the reason why people would try to find quick and easy solutions for the pandemic for example...
That's why I exclusively use Google Scholar for Information gathering, and even then I take it with dozens of grains of salt. Sensationalism and bad journalism made reading articles impossible.
DJ on the morning radio got on to tell everyone that _StUdIeS ShOw_ that speeding is safer because fewer accidents occur at higher speeds. Nevermind that most accidents occur where traffic intersects, which happens at much lower speeds than highway travel...
I'm not sure the price of access to scientific studies is as much of a barrier (since you could e.g. try to get the paper directly from the authors) as their sheer number compared to the common person's apathy or priorities in spending their free time. Other than that, I definitely agree with your points in this video
Great connections to logical shortcomings in media! This premise could be used to highlight a lot of complex themes in movies and tv shows - Bojack Horseman (as well as many modern comedies) highlights and makes fun of such faults in logic.
There’s a similar issue with Pop History. As a historian, it is nigh unbearably annoying tracing how many misconceptions about history and how history is understood to popular entertainment and pop history that lacks nuance.
Media tends to make science out to be a bit of a be-all-end-all kinda thing, and while it's very true that science is amazing for everything we know today, it's also nonetheless based on theory.
Your awesome.. You managed to say more than the entire pop zeitgeist, In your own subtle way, than any other channel so far... Respect from Far North Queensland, Australia.. This content may go over many heads... But I get it.. You managed to articulate an issue, I am personally most often concerned with, than most others.. With humor and intelligence, you have nailed the issue with style.. Thankyou.
You're doing the Lord's work. Which is a high compliment because I'm an atheist! But seriously, this is awesome, I appreciate you doing this, we need more of this.
To be fair, trump never told people to drink bleach. I don't think it's a fair criticism of him, and I think that using it in place of other fairer criticisms causes those already disillusioned against your stance to become even more closed off and set in their ways.
This reminds me of the time about a year ago when suddenly I saw a ton of pop science articles about how "Scientists have discovered an alternate universe where time flows backwards" but tracing the source back to the original paper, an instrument on a weather balloon flying above Antarctica found some weird neutrino readings, moving in a direction they shouldn't've been.
Ultimately, articles like this lead to misinformation and distrust of the scientific community, who aren't at all to blame for bogus articles, purposefully misinterpreting their papers for clickbait
Nobody asked me to make this video, but it's a topic I'm super passionate about and have wanted to cover for a while. I hope you all enjoy it!
I did! Thanks!
One of my favourite "science" videos now; the double irony...
My favorite correlation is more children drown in months that Nicholas Cage movies come out.
Great vid, misinformation is like 90% of media.
She deserves more subscribers and views than she gets, I'm going to push your channel as much as I can on Reddit you deserve more recognition.
Time to spread it before DIO bullshits about gravity and journalists release a pop science journal about how king crimson works. xd
Thank you for covering this important topic. A lot of science communicators are writing lazy, exaggerated, and propaganda-ridden pieces that make people lose faith in the scientific community.
The one dislike is from a pop scientist
Snap Crackle Pop Science!!!
Oh god, thank you! I'm so often so damn annoyed by inaccurately or misleading pop-science! I so often have to deal with friends and family who talk about something they've read in a pop-sci article. Many times it is completely obvious to me (with a fair amount of scientific background) that what they're saying is either completely bogus or severely misleading, but, y'know, they read a "scientific article" about it...
On another note, this video is pretty damn good, and I'm surprised it hasn't got a lot more views. I always enjoy listening to people who are good at talking science in a non-pop-sci way. The world is so fascinating, so I don't get the need for sensationalization (other than getting clicks and what not). Anyway, I like a lot of your other content too, so keep it up!
"Ya don't has ta have possess a point, to have yourself a point!" Points for a very esoteric reference. Rock (man) on!
Great Video, but I think you shout cut over to theas short Reaktion clips (from Movies and Cartoons) less often. It is nice to have some of them in there so it seems less like just a monolog, but rithe now I think there are so many of them that they start to distracted from the video, and slows down the flow of the video. And again great video, it's always cool to see well researched videos about interesting subjects. Just trying to give some produktiv feedback.
It's a balance. Too many are distracting. And not enough and I fear that it can get boring. But thank you for the input. I'll keep it in mind in the future.
How the hell do you have such less followers. I'm do glad that I found your Before Sunrise and Before we Go video. I can't stop watching now!!
Support from a film fanatic from India!
Been watching a ton of your videos, glad i discovered this channel, you are really awesome :)
We should teach scientific communication in schools. I followed Jordan Peterson for a while, and one of the best lessons I learned, that I noticed little people practice, is the very specific use of words for their very specific meaning. Sometimes I feel like I'm lying when I'm not focusing as hard to pick the exact right words to express myself when I trust the person will still understand what I mean.
p.s. Probably more personal, but I think many words we use have a negative meaning assinged to them and they actualy cause negative emotional sensation to pop up. Sometimes the word is even a flat out inaccurate descriptor of something. Ok, I'm rambling now, it's 2am, but hey, free video engagement go!
Great job. Keep it up. “Correlation is not causation” is a phrase the world needs much more of, and less of “people say.....”.
Completely agree! It’s all about education and critical thinking.
i'm not going to lie there's a lot of this I didn't understand, but your enthusiasm made it a great watch nonetheless
To be fair, most of these articles sounds like CLICKBAIT, just made for more clicks because clicks = money, and all copied from each other probably... Clickbait is one of the main issues with today's journalism, we should just have something like netflix for articles and we need to restore their credibility too.
However the science illiteracy among journalists are indeed a problem, but hell even the common folk science illiteracy is a problem, that's the reason why people would try to find quick and easy solutions for the pandemic for example...
That's why I exclusively use Google Scholar for Information gathering, and even then I take it with dozens of grains of salt.
Sensationalism and bad journalism made reading articles impossible.
Hello from Italy. I Hope you keep making videos and get a lot of views.
Thank you! I appreciate that.
DJ on the morning radio got on to tell everyone that _StUdIeS ShOw_ that speeding is safer because fewer accidents occur at higher speeds. Nevermind that most accidents occur where traffic intersects, which happens at much lower speeds than highway travel...
Great video, agree with your reasoning. Clickbait is a real threat to society
I'm not sure the price of access to scientific studies is as much of a barrier (since you could e.g. try to get the paper directly from the authors) as their sheer number compared to the common person's apathy or priorities in spending their free time. Other than that, I definitely agree with your points in this video
I don't know I needed this.....
I loved it!!!!!!
Great connections to logical shortcomings in media! This premise could be used to highlight a lot of complex themes in movies and tv shows - Bojack Horseman (as well as many modern comedies) highlights and makes fun of such faults in logic.
The cutaways feel a bit out of place
Some of them. I look at it now and I agree. Some of the cutaways are distracting.
Thank you Rose for the confirmation.
There’s a similar issue with Pop History. As a historian, it is nigh unbearably annoying tracing how many misconceptions about history and how history is understood to popular entertainment and pop history that lacks nuance.
See this is a good video
Media tends to make science out to be a bit of a be-all-end-all kinda thing, and while it's very true that science is amazing for everything we know today, it's also nonetheless based on theory.
Your awesome.. You managed to say more than the entire pop zeitgeist, In your own subtle way, than any other channel so far... Respect from Far North Queensland, Australia.. This content may go over many heads... But I get it.. You managed to articulate an issue, I am personally most often concerned with, than most others.. With humor and intelligence, you have nailed the issue with style.. Thankyou.
The problem with video essays explaining about the problem with bad pop science videos....
Solid vid, Loved it
The Magnitude opening made me subscribe immediately
Agreed!
One of your better openings. solid.
Thank you for this video
Ariana, you really make good videos. I'm catching up most of your content.
You are a beast!!!!!! Keep making videos and being you
Thank you.
Nobody asked for this video, but everybody NEEDED this video! Thanks!
I like how you just outright called that one article "spastic" lmao
U deserve WAY more subs
Just subbed!
agreed.
Well Done!!! I think this is your longest video essay ever.
It is.
Really good video! :)
Piglet next to the word neuroticism is so funny to me, I couldn't tell you why
What are the two sites with articles that reported the study accurately?
You're doing the Lord's work.
Which is a high compliment because I'm an atheist!
But seriously, this is awesome, I appreciate you doing this, we need more of this.
Amazin
To be fair, trump never told people to drink bleach. I don't think it's a fair criticism of him, and I think that using it in place of other fairer criticisms causes those already disillusioned against your stance to become even more closed off and set in their ways.
Haha orange man meme
I loved the video! Can you please no use the term “spastic”when describing things negatively
I would consider this video Pop-Science.
Well sorry some people like the concept of crystal healing dang
What