Ingrained cognitive biases play a role,as does inverted snobbery approximately educational privilege. But we must battle on, says this scientistPseudoscience is everywhere – on the back of your shampoo bottle, and on the ads that pop up in your Facebook feed,and most of all in the Daily Mail. Bold statements in multi-syllabic scientific jargon give the false impression that they’re supported by laboratory research and tough facts.
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Source: theguardian.com