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Japan sets new nuclear fusion record (bigthink.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Salamendacious to c/science

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A massive nuclear fusion experiment just hit a major milestone, potentially putting us a little closer to a future of limitless clean energy.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I think you are severely overstating the level of knowledge of most journalists. Most science reporting to the public goes like this: journalist hears something, contacts a single scientist in the field, or is contacted by a single scientist. They talk to that person for a few minutes, then write their article. That's being generous, many simply copy press releases and add their own interpretation.

There are only a handful of decent scientific reporting agencies targeting the public that actually do a good job.