I'm an experienced YouTube viewer for over twenty years with several weeks of Vimeo AND I've watched every episode of MythBusters and in my experienced expertise internet memes have a point .. sometimes.
it depends on what subject but the biggest problem isn't the science its how we manipulate the numbers. Scientifically pine cones are bad to eat but i can manipulate the numbers to show you all the good minerals and vitamins in a pine cone and lots of fiber in them proving everyone should eat a pine cone everyday. and we do that all the time healthcare,gmo,gun control, Vaccines and so on and so on all examples of manipulating the numbers.
Manipulating statistics and reporting a twist on findings isn’t the same as doing responsible science.
And that’s a big part of why people think sciences don’t believe what they are saying because the will look at the material and when you say, “so you’re telling me, based on this study I should eat a pine cone every day?” And the scientist might say something like, “that’s on interpretation, but this study just confirms that the vitamins and minerals are complete. This study didn’t review the prescience of phytotoxins or the bioavailability of those nutrients.“
And then Everyone says, see science is flawed. It didn’t tell me not to eat the pine cone.
And that’s a big part of why people think sciences don’t believe what they are saying because the will look at the material and when you say, “so you’re telling me, based on this study I should eat a pine cone every day?” And the scientist might say something like, “that’s on interpretation, but this study just confirms that the vitamins and minerals are complete. This study didn’t review the prescience of phytotoxins or the bioavailability of those nutrients.“
And then Everyone says, see science is flawed. It didn’t tell me not to eat the pine cone.