Importance of Good Science

In chapter 1, we discussed the importance of adhering to the scientific method when conducting scientific research. This is particularly important if you are in a position where millions of people will hear your results. Enter Dr. Oz. Recently, Dr. Oz reported on his show that apple juice is tainted with arsenic. This would be bad. If it were true. News agencies, bloggers, and the FDA jumped all over Dr. Oz for his reporting of misleading results and failure to retract his statements. There's a great commentary here at Genomics, Evolution, and Pseudoscience that gives a concise report of what Dr. Oz did in his "experiment" and what he should have done. Great reading!