2015 Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
* Does television reflect the evolution of scientific knowledge? The case of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder coverage on French television.
- Biomedical findings mature from uncertain observations to validated facts. Although subsequent studies often refute initial appealing findings, newspapers privilege the latter and often fail to cover refutations. Thus, biomedical knowledge and media reporting may diverge with time. Here we investigated how French television reported on three scientific questions relative to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from 1995 to 2010: i) is ADHD mainly genetic in origin, ii) does methylphenidate treatment decrease the risk of academic underachievement, and iii) are brain imaging techniques able to reveal ADHD in individual patients? Although scientific evidence regarding these questions has evolved during these 16 years, we observed that nine out of ten TV programs broadcast between 2007 and 2010 still expressed only opinions against the current scientific consensuses. The failure of TV programs to reflect the evolution of the scientific knowledge might be related to a biased selection of medical experts.
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Overview of verb relate
The verb relate has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (15) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect -- (make a logical or causal
connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I
cannot relate these events at all")
2. (9) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with -- (be
relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your
earlier comments")
3. (7) relate -- (give an account of; "The witness related the events")
4. (4) relate, interrelate -- (be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?")
5. (2) relate -- (have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers")
Overview of adj related
The adj related has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (20) related, related to -- (being connected either logically or causally or by shared
characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle
formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces")
2. (4) related -- (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)
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