Can you spot the problem with these headlines? (Level 1) - Jeff Leek & Lucy McGowan
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Puzzle through a set of hypothetical health studies and headlines and see if you can spot what’s misleading about the headline.
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In medicine, there’s often a disconnect between news headlines and the scientific research they cover. While headlines are designed to catch attention, many studies produce meaningful results when they focus on a narrow, specific question. So how can you figure out what’s a genuine health concern and what’s less conclusive? Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan explain how to read past the headline.
Lesson by Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan, directed by Zedem Media.
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I love it when the videos get interactive
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RUclipsrs: Level 100 in making misleading thumbnails
aka clickbait
Mafia city meme
Also not many on the internet seem to criticize said youtubers though for being extremely clickbaity
That's how RUclips works.
Mafia city meme reference.
@John Doe goddamit rickroll😂😂😂😂
Clickbait Kung fu
This channel makes videos we really need but never thought of it.
and the channel "The School of life" too
As a Psychology student, I think this is really useful! It’s easy to get caught up in these clickbait titles but it is important to check the paper they come from. There has been a lot of scams over the years with topics such as these!
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A lot of media leverage the cognitive biases of people to drive views and business. The media's job, sadly, is not to present you the news but to get you to partake of their medium.
@@roguishpaladin not surprising
Level 1.? does that mean more?
I love this idea, fun and educational.
another amazing job.
Level 2 is the real world.
Wow that was an eye-opener indeed
Really? No offense but man you've been living under a rock.
@@jacobschweiger5897 Honestly with news apps flashing notifications every minute on our screens, one hardly dives deep into every article and read between the lines. So yes this video was an eye-opener in that sense. Never judge a book by its cover as they say mate.
gunmeet grewal ya but I thought it was common knowledge that news company’s will say anything to get you to look at ads so they can make money. They speak in broad language by using mays ands coulds to prevent themselves from getting sued because “they aren’t technically lying”
This is why the education of the scientific method is so important in helping to stop the spread of click-bait and fake news and should be taught to everyone
The teaching of objective, critical thinking/reasoning, on the whole, is what's really needed.
@@ascetic3312 ... also known as _the scientific method._
@@KaiHenningsen Shh. I'm trying to make it more accessible to the people who cringe at the word, "science."
(informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/) - See this link for a handy infographic to inform yourself of different logical fallacies.
TOK students wya?
A RUclips Channel is giving advice on how to avoid clickbait?
yes
Immediate like
That's ironic,isn't it?
Top 10 ways to avoid Clickbait! Number (7) will shock you!
Its Ted ED. What? You think their corrupted?
0:42 Just wanted to point out: The staff with two snakes around it isn’t a medical symbol technically, which is why it isn’t used anywhere but in the US for medical institutions. The proper medical staff only has one snake around it. :)
Thought I'd check to see if someone has already commented, and was not disappointed.
The double snakes are Hermes' staff. The single snake belongs to Asclepius, a god associated with healing a medicine.
As a dentist I see this all too often. The general public needs more information like this otherwise gaps of information get created in society. This is probably my favourite video of yours and I'd totally look forward to more. This also helps anyone doing an article critique!
This is why there is a big demand in journalism for people that are "fluent" in dissecting medical and scientific studies
If you have any experience consider applying!
This was definitely needed in a time where journalists have even greater motivations towards clickbaiting
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" - Carl Sagan
*Misleading headline exists*
TEDEd- I am about to end its whole career
*Grammar
its and + to
@@thefableparable215 sorry my bad
Thank you for raising awareness!
I'm currently reading "Thinking, Fast and Slow", which really helps to see past things like that and mentions lots of examples where studies need to be examined before drawing conclusions.
hmm, interesting
Just had to mention that the symbol that is shown in 0:37 is actually not the symbol of medicine, which has only one snake wrapped around the staff (the rod of Asclepius, a god from the Greek mythology). The symbol shown in the video is similar in look, but is completely different in meaning, it is the caduceus, the staff of Hermes, another god in Greek mythology. The two are often confused with each other, but please don't make that mistake as the two symbols are truly different in meaning. If you don't believe me please check this info online.
Anyway, great video as always.
Duddee I literally just commented the same thing and went down to read some comments as I do while watching a video, and then saw ur comment🙃😛
@@gayatrimestry4509 Same
Another clue is the newspaper the headline is in. Some newspapers (and websites) should be doubted far more than others.
The onion is the most reliable news source out there
@@paulgarcia2887 So is the clickhole
2:06 I got this one right away because I’d recently read an excellent book about data bias towards men. It’s called Invisible Women, by Caroline Criado-Perez. It mostly focuses on the gender data gap, but there’s some information on ethnicity, body type, and other data gaps as well.
Ted-Ed: "even when full papers are not available without a fee"
Me: * laughs in Sci-Hub *
shhh it's a secret 😂
arxiv (hmm, currently not popular in biology/medicine...)
4:19
At 0:40, I want to point out that's a caduceus, the staff of Hermes, which is often erroneously used in place of the Rod of Asclepius, a more traditional symbol of medicine. This (mis)usage is why it is the symbol for American military medical personnel.
I love videos like these, its amazing to watch!!!
Informative and easy to understand. Thanks a bunch.
Keyword: *"May"*
This type of video is great. As a person who works in the field of science I have seen too many incidents where results/statistics are manipulated and people are none the wiser.
Ok it's official I'm addicted to ted_ed videos I mean seriously I watch stuff that I don't really care about then I'm like daaamn why did I not know that before anyways love you guys❤️
As for those who aren't awared, this is basicly the foundation of analizing the crediblity of a scientific report.
The research paper is also needed to come from a credible sourse/publisher. (this is what wikipedia sadly lacks)
More videos like these need to be produced just so people can learn the truth. Misinformation and bias are one of the biggest problems plaguing society and getting the specifics could help people learn the truth, or make up their mind.
I got so excited when they brought up the breakfast eaters example! Iconic.
I always love the animation in these videos. I'm aspired to be someone who can make these kind of animations
Reminded me of Critical Reasoning questions in the GMAT
Indian?
I GOT ALL THREE RIGHT!
What an amazing video. Very Informative.
Thanks 😊
Meanwhile, i'm trying too hard just to write a sentence.
Don't worrry, we all can't sentence in the way that is coherent. The struggle is strugleful. :)
0:03 a quote worth saving
4:05 nice handwriting and also, nice phrase to keep in mind. i didnt know that this type of disclaimers are given too.
4:56 animator: Maria Savva - such a beatiful creation, awesome maria 👏
This has been so relevant in 2020/2021
0:36 and 4:44 , that is caduceus, not to be confused with the rod of asclepius, which has one snake and no wings, which is the correct association with medicine.
Am I the only one who finds Ted ed videos fun?
Crisp and clear to understand
Thank you
Finally! I can solve TED's riddles !
Waiting for level 2 !!!!
This needs to be trending
Mind blowing, helps to understand real life scenarios better
Ted-Ed, helping people understand that critical thinking is a good thing.
This is one of those things that everyone should be taught about in high school science class. People need to be able to think instead of just believing.
this is such a simple, free and straightforward educational clip about critical thinking
Another important point that headlines usually ignore is that "Correlation does not imply causation": showing that two events occur together does NOT establish a cause-and-effect relationship between them.
In the landscape of hit piece and clickbait news; skill like this is important.
can't wait for level 2
After AP Psychology of all things, it has become much easier to detect errors in experiments. I think that’s actually one of the best things I think I learnt!
*when you can't spot the problem*
0:39
isn't that the caedeus staff???
Shouldn't it be the rod of Asclepius, which has only 1 snake??
Gayatri Mestry lol
Amazing video, really loved the interactive part of it, only thing that bothered me was the use of the wrong medicine logo, that's hermes caduceus, the one for medicine only has one snake and it has no wings. Besides that minor thing, the video was awesome, keep it up!
Level 1?! Would love to see more of this!!!!!
Thank you for bringing attention to this
Great video!
Your videos are best. Short and precise.
Man, I sure can't wait for level 2!
Great idea
3:54 I was also thinking that there may be a general trend among non breakfast eaters that they may have generally bad food habbits. But now that they're in the study the breakfast they either were provided or requested to eat was healthier than all other food they ate.
Really important video!
When I saw "may" in the headlines I instantly thought
"Like they woild say may"
So was the scepter of hermes at 0:37 intentional because it's supposed to represent misleading reports on medicine, or was it a real oopsie?
It's so sad Ted Ed had to make this video. I'm grateful because it'll help a lot of people, it's just sad the public education system has failed us, so bad, that we needed this video.
based on the information given, maybe it’s also possible in the 2nd headline that people in the control group was just naturally more prone to heart attacks due to... disorders or age or eating habits in the first place, since they were divided randomly and supposedly not controlled on those aspects? and this could have affected risk of heart attacks alongside aspirin, which could affect the validity of results?
thanks for the lesson ted
The catch is simple and every researcher or scientist know about it. When there are words like may, maybe, perhaps, probably, in future, it's either a made up research or not conclusive or a lie
Amazing work
Good to see all my statistics classes come in handy 👌
Thank you. :3
They need to teach this stuff in schools
Liked immediately for covering this topic. As someone interested in nutrition, “stop eating this vegetable” “wine and chocolate and coffee are GOOD for you!” and similar common articles really annoy me. Distracts people from what we actually know about health and nutrition.
*Mom...Bring Me The Newspaper!*
The words “may”, “believed to”, “could” are big indicators of a maybe or an opinion so if you see any of these words just consider it false or wrongly interpreted.
Something i needed but didn't know
Excellent video
Another important issue here in these headlines is that the effects are not quantitative and the implication is unclear. For example, reducing the risk of heart attack by how much? Losing how much weight? These quantitative results are crucial in correctly interpreting the results and should be added.
Awesome and informative video
Kudos for bring this important topic to attention..well done!
I would love to see more of these
_more media literacy videos like this pleas_
Animation is so good 👌.
In all the experiments 1 common problem i found was "correlation is not = to causation".
Thank you...
Thank you so much..
Can you spot the the mistake?
I totally cant
Yes. Im the mistake.
Me
Oh,so basically how to spot clickbait
Really helpful
On the newspaper I read, the latest scientific research are like this "Scientists have found a breakthrough in cancer treatment" or to that effect. Which as far as I'm aware is accurate enough when trying to cure cancer.
What a great video!
Informative and important! Thank you so much:)
This is pretty much common sense as long as you keep being skeptical. Always taking things with a grain of salt.
I watch lots of vids everyday :))) thx very much!
Thx for making all these informative videos
The interactive part was fun!
“A mouse took a placebo”
that must be a smart mouse
On the second one, it could also be true that aspirin only reduces the risk of heart attack in those already at high risk, but the broad headline suggests that someone who doesn’t have any heart problems could take aspirin to prevent heart attack, when really they could be just as likely to develop heart issues.
What a time to talk about media manipulation!
We don't question what we read often enough.
When is level 2, we need to know