Friday, October 23, 2015

How to Deal With Confusing Science

Science says air conditioning makes you fat. But it also says being in cold water burns more calories. What gives?

We are constantly bombarded with the latest scientific discoveries. One article describes a set of scientific results. Then three months later, another article gives opposite results. What do you do?

With these contradictory results, it would be easy to give up on science. But I’m not sure science is to blame. Each study gives us a clue to the final answer. Here are a few thoughts to shed light on these contradictions and teach us to take a bird's-eye view of the issues at play.

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