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You probably know already what I think about science and maths reporting. (Hint: not much) so here's a headline I have just seen. Monkey Pox cases jump by 70% Pretty bad, eh? Well it's actually 17 cases which is 70% of the previously reported cases or put another way Monkey Pox cases jump by 0.00000026% as a percentage of the population but that's not quite as eye catching a headline.This message has been edited. Last edited by: BobHale, "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | ||
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A pox on those monkeys who write headlines! | |||
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Science in headlines (again)
