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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Science in the media''' is the way in which the [[results]] and [[conclusion]]s of [[investigation]]s are reported to the public.
===About Science in the Media===
: The '''media''' makes a number of articles which misrepresent scientific ideas. This may be due to the [[bias]] of those writing the article or a misunderstanding of the scientific process and particularly the importance of [[Peer Review|peer review]].
: The '''media''' often makes the following mistakes reporting on scientific [[investigations]]
:*The article is written before the [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] is published allowing the author of the article to make unsubstantiated [[conclusion]]s.
:*The article is written before the [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] has been [[Peer Review|peer reviewed]] giving the impression that its [[conclusion]]s are accepted science when they are not.
:*The [[conclusion]]s of a [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] are over generalised. A [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] only reports on a very specific set of information and can't be applied to all situations until further [[investigation]]s into those other situations are performed.
:*The author of an article may be [[bias]]ed and present only the information which agrees with the [[conclusion]]s they want to be true and ignoring all the [[evidence]] against their beliefs.
===Examples===
''The following examples is paraphrased for simplicity.''
: Article - "All you need to make a good decision is a cheese sandwich."
: [[Scientific Paper]] - "The effects of serotonin on decision making."
: What happened - The author of the article read the [[Scientific Paper]] and then found out later that cheese contains a chemical that is used to make serotonin.
: The problem - Cheese contains a tiny quantity of that chemical and the study was only applicable to certain situations as serotonin is involved in a huge range of brain functions.
: Article - "More Than One Reality Exists (in Quantum Physics)"
: [[Scientific Paper]] - "Experimental rejection of observer-independence in the quantum world"
: What happened - An investigation seemed to confirm that two different observers can observe the same phenomenon and come to a different conclusion and both be correct.
: The problem - At the time of the [[article]] the study had not been [[reproducible|reproduced]] or even [[Peer Review|peer reviewed]] to check if the [[method]] was [[valid]].
===Meaning===
'''Science in the media''' is the way in which the [[results]] and [[conclusion]]s of [[investigation]]s are reported to the public.
===About Science in the Media===
: The '''media''' makes a number of articles which misrepresent scientific ideas. This may be due to the [[bias]] of those writing the article or a misunderstanding of the scientific process and particularly the importance of [[Peer Review|peer review]].
: The '''media''' often makes the following mistakes reporting on scientific [[investigations]]
:*The article is written before the [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] is published allowing the author of the article to make unsubstantiated [[conclusion]]s.
:*The article is written before the [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] has been [[Peer Review|peer reviewed]] giving the impression that its [[conclusion]]s are accepted science when they are not.
:*The [[conclusion]]s of a [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] are over generalised. A [[Scientific Paper|scientific paper]] only reports on a very specific set of information and can't be applied to all situations until further [[investigation]]s into those other situations are performed.
:*The author of an article may be [[bias]]ed and present only the information which agrees with the [[conclusion]]s they want to be true and ignoring all the [[evidence]] against their beliefs.
===Examples===
''The following examples is paraphrased for simplicity.''
: Article - "All you need to make a good decision is a cheese sandwich."
: [[Scientific Paper]] - "The effects of serotonin on decision making."
: What happened - The author of the article read the [[Scientific Paper]] and then found out later that cheese contains a chemical that is used to make serotonin.
: The problem - Cheese contains a tiny quantity of that chemical and the study was only applicable to certain situations as serotonin is involved in a huge range of brain functions.
: Article - "More Than One Reality Exists (in Quantum Physics)"
: [[Scientific Paper]] - "Experimental rejection of observer-independence in the quantum world"
: What happened - An investigation seemed to confirm that two different observers can observe the same phenomenon and come to a different conclusion and both be correct.
: The problem - At the time of the [[article]] the study had not been [[reproducible|reproduced]] or even [[Peer Review|peer reviewed]] to check if the [[method]] was [[valid]].