Opinion turns on the chocolate sting

Tabitha M. Powledge examines the evolving reaction to John Bohannon’s sting involving a phony study linking chocolate consumption and weight loss: "Here’s another reason for dismay. The denialists are using the dark chocolate hoax as evidence that neither journalists nor journals can be trusted on climate change and global warming either." Also, on Michael LaCour's defense of his gay-marriage study: "I hope you will not be surprised to learn that no one believes it."

June 6, 2015

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