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http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/05/sex_difference_findings_in_human_genome_studies_be_very_skeptical.html>
"A study about sexual similarity gets framed as a major new finding of
sex difference."
Journalists are looking for a hook, and "study reveals males and females
are very similar, just as suspected" is a classic "dog bites man" story
- it's not news. So the speculation at the end of the original
publication is a lifeline for the journalist - they can charge off into
whatever speculation they think the readers would like to hear.
Via Paula Beebe.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
