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RockRaven

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1. I'm a huge fan of free speech/expression/press, but if I were not, "Scientists stunned by..."

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:16 AM

Feb 2019

would be on my short list for phrases to eliminate from the lexicon.

It's click-bait, it's lazy, it's usually wrong. And to the extent it is false -- which again is usually "mostly" or "entirely" -- it undermines the public's understanding of how much scientists know/understand about the universe/world/life/etc.

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Scientists stunned by discovery of 'semi-identical' twins [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP

I'm a huge fan of free speech/expression/press, but if I were not, "Scientists stunned by..." RockRaven Feb 2019 #1

I agree with your point, in general, but this one DOES seem like a shocker FiveGoodMen Feb 2019 #3

... Javaman Feb 2019 #2

what about identical cousins? qazplm135 Feb 2019 #4

. AwakeAtLast Mar 2019 #5

What a crazy pair! MineralMan Mar 2019 #6