Pseudo-Science Wack-a-Mole
Well, another pseudo-scientific "threat" that made front pages everywhere has been shot down by careful science. Most of these stories are so dumb they shouldn't have ever made the press in the first place, but even when the weight of science is piled up against scare-mongering conjecture, the media addiction to treating these "threats" seriously still cannot be cured. Just observe the continued media treatment of Thimerosal-autism concerns as somehow justified despite rock-solid science that there is no connection. How long do we have to keep playing pseudo-science wack-a-mole? Will media editors ever be able to bring respectability to their profession vis-a-vis science-related issues?
