Onion anti-flu cut-off detox WeChat science post in the end is not reliable

, micro-blog, WeChat "friends circle" about health care, food safety, common sense of life and other popular science posts more and more. This information, some refreshing, some subvert people's previous understanding. However, if you look up authoritative information and consult an expert about some of these posts, you will find that most of their content is not scientific.so, WeChat friends circle science post in the end is not reliable
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should we improve the scientific nature of popular science posts
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should people tell the difference between true
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please read this report.- Editorthe opposite side: looks "like true", but the fact is not so "the room placed onions to prevent the flu", this prevention of influenza in the so-called folk side was once in WeChat friends circle was frequently forwarded, and many people personally tried.'t that really the case
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, some experts say onions are indeed good for the human body, but only indoors can prevent influenza, there is no scientific basis. Onions are similar to plant-like fungicides, and the sulfur-containing compounds inside have antibacterial anti-cancer effects, provided that the active ingredients are absorbed by the body and reach a certain dose. Therefore, in the room placed onions to prevent influenza, in addition to smelling, can not play a preventive role, more is a psychological comfort.such as this unscientific pseudo-science posts in WeChat's circle of friends and microblogs there are many more. For example, "mosquito repellent dew contains pesticide anti-mosquito amine ingredients" "black toothpaste is chemically toxic" "mixing milk and cola to drink will get stomach stones" "cancer treatment refuses surgery chemotherapy" ... These dazzling posts are so confusing that ordinary people can't tell if they're true or false., who works in Beijing, has suffered. Once she saw a post about the "broken detox" in her circle of friends, she decided to try it for herself, and as a result, "I didn't eat in the morning, and in the afternoon I was hungry and my legs were soft and I felt like I was going to faint." "In fact, experts have long pointed out that even if you cut off food, you must be prepared and guided by a professional nutrition consultant." But these precautions in the post did not mention, such as I do not understand the person only according to the post said to do, after thinking that I really feel
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," Wei Min said., who is also a media person, said she was often "kop" by relatives and friends: "Don't use microwave ovens, will cause cancer
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"a child taking antibiotics once
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days stunted" these "like real" pseudo-science posts often make her cry and laugh.not only ordinary people, but also some professionals working in science or medicine are often troubled by fake science.　"There was a time when I used to give all kinds of posts on WeChat almost every day. However, the same topic to change, people will continue to forward, there will always be people believe. Liu Jiaqi, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and chairman of the Chinese Association of Science and Technology, said, "Some posts are completely contrary to scientific or medical common sense, and if true, it is likely to delay the event and eventually lead to tragedy." : There are also many authoritative science posts let people broaden their horizons and increase their knowledge Although weChat friends circle of pseudo-science posts a lot, but there are also many authoritative science posts let people broaden their horizons and increase their knowledge.recently, American director Christopher Nolan's new film "Interstellar Crossing" hit Chinese cinemas, sparking a movie-watching frenzy. While being shocked by the film's magnificent visual effects, many fans also said that the film's extensive knowledge of physics and the scientific vocabulary of the mouth is very "brain burning".a big fan of Nolan, Yan Yan went to the cinema the first time the film was released. Despite knowing that Nolan's films have always been known for "brain burning" and that they are well prepared, "Interstellar Crossing" is more difficult to understand than he thought. "A lot of places didn't understand it at the time. Later happened to see a circle of friends in the forwarding of an article called "Interstellar Crossing" you really understand
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's film Science Reading Post, which describes the concepts of wormholes, black holes, and time and space involved in the film, is easy to understand and gives people a quick idea. Yan said. because of personal experience, Cheng Chen in the "fish sting stuck you do the right thing
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post, without hesitation, shared it with friends in the circle of friends. This post denied that people in the past when caught by fish stings usually use drinking water and vinegar and other forced swallowing methods, calling on everyone to pull out on their own, can not pull out in time to seek medical attention. retweeting the post, Cheng Chen wrote about his experience of being stabbed in the throat by a fish in a circle of friends. "Once, when I was eating in the canteen, I was stung in the throat by the fish in the spicy fish bar, swallowing rice, drinking vinegar is useless, went to the hospital, registered plus buy materials only used three pieces of eight, pulled out the sting back to a night shift." many people believe that weChat friends in the circle of some health methods are closely related to people's daily life, and easy to operate, often look at the health is very helpful. netizen Xiao Yi said that he had seen the popular science post about the function of cabbage, which said that cabbage is rich in coarse fiber and vitamins, can moisturize the intestines, help digestion. "I tried it that way, and it worked." approach: not to allow the "pseudoscience" to flood, we must speed up the construction of "true science" communication channels undeniably, WeChat, micro-blog and other social tools as a new popular science approach is worthy of affirmation, it has incomparable advantages, that is, word-of-mouth communication, channels fast, high trust. , however, its disadvantage lies in word-of-mouth, lack of professionalism, easy to go. For example, many information lacks precise origin and source, lack of protection and restriction of intellectual property rights, information management can not keep up with the dissemination of information, some people can irresponsibly release information, so that the spread of information mixed with sand. experts believe that behind the endless rise of pseudo-science posts is the lack of public scientific knowledge and the absence of authoritative science propaganda. can not receive authoritative popular science voice, only by their own ability to identify the truth and false, as many people's current level of scientific literacy is difficult to do. Therefore, for a large number of pseudo-science posts, many people in the forwarding of such a mentality - "although the letter will be suspected, but in case it is true
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so I turned first. " careful observation, you will find that the general title of this kind of post is very bluffing, people can not help but want to point in to see exactly. Coupled with the content of the text is more exaggerated, and sometimes even alarmist, frequent bombing, the judgment is relatively weak people will inevitably believe and forward. addition, there are some lax officials will also forward, which leads to people's confidence in this. Celebrities and officials are important promoters of the proliferation of fake science. " how to protect WeChat, micro-blogging science enthusiasm at the same time, because of snooping guidance, the use of this efficient communication platform to carry out scientific science and technology work, science and technology and science departments at all levels can not be ignored. Liu Jiaqi said. Liu Jiaqi pointed out that to curb counterfeit science, the government needs to change the concept style in a timely manner, adapt to the information dissemination environment in the network age from the mechanism, reduce the asymmetry between authoritative information and netizen information, the urgent task is to organize science experts, in accordance with the law of WeChat dissemination, screening a batch of popular science knowledge provided to WeChat, from the source to ensure the accuracy and authority of science knowledge. At the same time, strengthen the construction of information legal system, and strive to improve the scientific literacy of the general public. For an individual, if you see something that contradicts or conflicts with what you know, it's best to ask for proof and decide whether to believe it.
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Reporter Wu
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