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Take Two

Lab Notes: When bad science goes big

By Take Two Staff
Published May 28, 2015
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Lab Notes: When bad science goes big
What happens when bad studies make their way through the peer reviewed process and become accepted as truth by the general public?

Every now and then, we turn to Southern California Public Radio reporter Sanden Totten to hear about the newest scientific studies in a segment called Lab Notes.

But in today's chat, we talk about bad studies. Studies that are being retracted, completely made up studies and more.