P-Hack

by wjw on May 10, 2016

Via ace mathematician Michael Wester, we have ace correspondent John Oliver ranting about the media’s demand for cute pop science.  After viewing this video, you will be able to answer the following true/false questions correctly.

1.  Does champagne make rats live longer?

2.  Are babies made of chocolate?

3. What will keep the doctor away— apples or hugs?

Note that the last is not actually a true/false question.  But given the standards displayed in these studies, that hardly matters.

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