How to Distinguish Good Science from Bad Science

Science is a powerful tool. It can change the world, improve our understanding of our universe, and help us find new and innovative ways to solve problems. But science is only as good as the data it uses, and bad science can lead us astray.

Over the last few years, I’ve written several articles and recorded a similar number of podcasts on ethics related to innovation. Just as this is titled Bad Science, we could have titled it Bad Innovation.

In this episode, we explore how to determine whether the science you are reading is accurate or not.

The inspiration for this episode came from an infographic created by Compound Interest (compoundchem.com). I’ve taken the list of ways to spot bad science and created my descriptions with examples — but all credit goes to @compoundchem.

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