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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 17/10/2023
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That sounds good. I'd always want to take a look under the hood myself though.
Like, quickly check if what he's presented really is a representative sample of his opponents' output. Another good shortcut for if it's really not your field/intelligible to you, is to check what other reputable scientists are saying about his work and why.
My habit of double-checking facts can drive people a bit crazy though.
In my field, I generally will get multiple sources for complex things.
In other stuff that I'm interested in, I'm less rigorous. But in this instance, I feel the confirmation bias is so strong, I need to do a bit more checking.
Fair enough. I think I have the same bias as you about overly processed food.