Never trust The Science™ - by Adam Rochussen

On the need to identify bias and interpret data yourself

Science starts with a question. “Which diet is best for preventing cancer?” “Is climate change killing babies?” “How did neanderthal DNA get into Eurasian human DNA?” But before scientists get to answer their question, they need funding. The first bias to make an appearance is funding bias. You see, certain kinds of questions aren’t really allowed to be asked. They’re just not kosher. Favouring certain types of inquiry over others is a fundamentally political choice, not a scientific one, with the downside being that some interesting areas of research are neglected, while other areas get…

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