Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read
I think this is a problem of science and technology news journalism and not of the scientific community. Similar gross exaggerations can be seen in other field as well. Some of blame definitely lies with the PR department of technology companies as well.
I believe the need of the hour to have a well-trained journalists who have a thorough understanding of the scientific method or at the least journalists who can read a paper and summarise it appropriately.
