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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | Actually, what this proves is that what studies "show" is often wrong. There was one study that looked at other foods that had been previously studied to see whether they caused or prevented cancer. They found that if the effect of a food on cancer was studied enough times, there would be at least one study showing it caused cancer and at least study showing it prevented cancer. The studies were never consistent. Which means not all the studies could be right. | |
− | + | A look at what each of the studies as represented by the [https://www.doi.org/ "Digital Object Identifier"] (DOI) in each of the first three panels shows that what the characters are talking about and what the topics describe in the referenced documents is off by one panel. It's possible that Randall intended to show that results are sometimes thrown off simply by not having all the facts properly organized. | |
− | + | ===Panel Transcript Links=== | |
+ | Note that Randall (deliberately?) placed the references out of order. Perhaps we are supposed to overthink the reason why. | ||
− | + | * Panel 1: DOI:10.1093/ije/dyv191 [http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/10/09/ije.dyv191 "Associations of sitting behaviours with all-cause mortality over a 16-year follow-up: the Whitehall II study"], ''International Journal of Epidemiology'', 27-Aug-2015, Retrieved 19-Oct-2015 | |
+ | * Panel 2: DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.046 [http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(15)01157-4 "Natural Sleep and Its Seasonal Variations in Three Pre-industrial Societies"], ''Current Biology'', 15-Oct-2015, Retrieved 19-Oct-2015 | ||
+ | * Panel 3: DOI:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000221 [http://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Fulltext/2015/07000/Statement_of_the_Third_International.2.aspx "Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015"], ''Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine'', July 2015, Retrieved 19-Oct-2015 | ||
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
− | + | :[Cueball and White Hat are walking together.] | |
− | + | :Cueball: I found a study<ref>DOI:10.1093/ije/dyv191</ref> that said water is good for you, but you should just drink it when you feel thirsty and not go overboard. | |
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− | :Cueball: I found a study | ||
:White Hat: Uh huh? | :White Hat: Uh huh? | ||
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− | :[More walking | + | :[More walking.] |
− | :Cueball: Another study | + | :Cueball: Another study<ref>DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.046</ref> found that prolonged sitting isn't necessarily bad for you, as long as you're also getting exercise. |
:White Hat: Okay... | :White Hat: Okay... | ||
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− | :Cueball: Now a study | + | :Cueball:Now a study<ref>DOI:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000221</ref> claims that humans in pre-industrial societies stay up late and sleep 6 or 7 hours a night, just like most people today. |
− | :White Hat: Huh. | + | :White Hat: Huh. So what you're saying is... |
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:Cueball: Maybe we're overthinking it. | :Cueball: Maybe we're overthinking it. | ||
:White Hat: But what ''caused'' our modern epidemic of overthinking?! Plumbing? Or is it email? | :White Hat: But what ''caused'' our modern epidemic of overthinking?! Plumbing? Or is it email? | ||
:Cueball: Modern? I bet the wheel was invented by someone overthinking "pushing." | :Cueball: Modern? I bet the wheel was invented by someone overthinking "pushing." | ||
− | + | <references> /* Yes, I am overthinking this reference list, rather than just using plain text with asterisks. */ | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] |