156
submitted 4 months ago by nifty@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Cyteseer@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago

I hate articles like this. Implying some sorta of causal relationship with any and all scientific papers that have a correlation between two properties. You can't write that the paper "suggests" lowering body temps would improve depression when the paper only finds a correlation between the two.

[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

People with expensive well worn running shoes have better cardiovascular health. So let's give people well worn running shoes to improve their health.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago

I like this comparison because it makes me think of a company that is administering a medical trial type program to improve cardiovascular health — I'm imagining a "farm" type place, where undergrads are on treadmills, taking new, expensive running shoes and running in them until they're "well-worn". It's very silly, and I thank you for this mental image.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

It's obviously causation. That's why there are so many depressed people in Hawaii and so few in Alaska.

Wait ..

[-] daddy32@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Aah, the mandatory "correlation is not causation" remark ;)

this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2024
156 points (94.8% liked)

science

14595 readers
49 users here now

just science related topics. please contribute

note: clickbait sources/headlines aren't liked generally. I've posted crap sources and later deleted or edit to improve after complaints. whoops, sry

Rule 1) Be kind.

lemmy.world rules: https://mastodon.world/about

I don't screen everything, lrn2scroll

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS