Is Science Bullshit? John Oliver Explains the Corruption Behind 'Scientific Studies'

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<p>‘Every ay we are floo e with the ewest that scie ce has to offer. From mor i g talk shows a late ight ews to o r social me ia fee s, it seems like there is a st y to prove j st abo t a ythi g. I o ’t k ow how ma y times I’ve come across a st y that proves o e thi g a the a other that proves the exact opposite. I s ch a climate, how are we ever expecte to fi o t the tr th a iffere tiate the facts from the b llshit?</p>
<p>B t the problem oes ’t lie withi the scie tific metho itself, b t rather the way the scie tific comm ity operates.</p>
<p>O factor at play here is mo ey. Scie tists are ofte pai to p blish specific st ies with specific o tcomes, base o the veste i terests that are f i g the st ies. Basically, if a compa y wa ts a certai res lt, they ca pay a scie tist to fi that o tcome by a y mea s ecessary — eve if those mea s i cl e sacrifici g the very i tegrity of the st y.’</p>
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