Robin Reads the Internet

Unsolicited opinions about online content.

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In breast milk vs. formula, science is a red herring

http://groundedparents.com/2018/08/01/how-breast-became-best/ 

This “Robin reads the internet” comes courtesy of a colleague of mine whose MO is promoting science with a slavish religiosity, which in my opinion leads to making loud arguments about complex social issues at the expense of those who are actually affected by them. The “breast is best” debate is his latest shout into the void, and while this article he shared isn’t incorrect, to my mind it misses the point.  Continue reading

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Why plagiarism is so hard to understand: the skill of original thinking [UPDATE at end: IGN reviewer]

https://jezebel.com/after-publishing-largely-plagiarized-story-bust-magazi-1827909190

Everyone knows what plagiarism is – you claim work that isn’t yours. It’s simple. It’s stealing, and we all know what that looks like, right? Strangely, not so much.  Continue reading

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