Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Brain Images Make Inaccurate Science News Trustworthy

I thought this episode of the Scientific American 60-Second Psych podcast was really interesting, that colorful brain images included in an article make it appear more scientific and trustworthy. This isn't exactly surprising, of course, but I think it speaks to the faith that a lot of people put in science - and why junk science can convince people of all sorts of things if it's done with enough colorful images and scientific-looking diagrams.

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