边缘地带曾开创令人惊叹的科学，也制造出令人惊叹的糟糕科学，那里向来不是高枕无忧的地方。
The fringe has produced wonderful science, and it has produced wonderfully abysmal science. It has never been a comfortable place to live.
为什么发表了这么多糟糕的科学研究成果？
不幸的是，一些科学新闻也会过度简化、概括他们的主题材料，以至于模糊了所传达的基本信息，或者最糟糕的是，传达明显错误的信息。
Unfortunately, pieces of science journalism can also oversimplify and generalize their subject material to the point that the basic information conveyed is obscured or at worst, obviously wrong.
这位苏联科学家在木桌上，借着糟糕的灯光做实验，用的是旧吸尘器而不是压缩机。
The Soviet scientist made his experiments with a bad light, on wooden tables, using an old vacuum cleaner instead of a compressor.
维多利亚时代流传着一则箴言：“造物主赋予人类嘴唇以遮掩牙齿”。这暗示了在严格意义上的牙科学诞生之前，口腔的卫生状况往往非常糟糕。
"Nature gave us lips to conceal our teeth," ran one popular Victorian maxim, alluding to the fact that before the birth of proper dentistry, mouths were often in a shocking state of hygiene.
过去，我认为我很多学科都很糟糕，比如数学、法语和科学。
In the past, I thought I was terrible at many things, such as math, French and science.
根据在《社会科学与医药》中发布的一项研究表明，害怕失业要比因长期的健康问题造成的实际失业糟糕的多。
According to a study published in Social Science and Medicine, fear of unemployment is much worse than actual unemployment in terms of long-term health problems.
从科学角度看，更为糟糕的是：受绑和未受绑的企鹅对于气候变化的反应各不相同，当食物很少时，受绑的企鹅表现出晚育特征。
What's worse from a scientific standpoint: banded and unbanded penguins respond differently to climate changes, with the banded birds showing up even later to breed when food is scarce.
调查部门没有说宣传最糟糕的可能性有什么不对，因为决策者需要科学家向他们强调最关键的信息，但是如果能够向大众解释清楚到底是怎么回事就最好了。
The agency did not say this was a bad thing-policymakers need to have the most critical information flagged up-but it thinks it would be better to explain more clearly what is going on.
但在仔细分析之后，我发现对历史信息的预测(正确率大约为95%)相当出色，而对科学信息的预测则相当糟糕(大约15%)。
Closer examination shows, however, that I did really well at predicting history (approximately 95 percent correctly) and really poorly at predicting science (approximately 15 percent).
这门课程可以既严格又好玩(BenGoldacre的优秀作品《糟糕的科学》是这方面实践的典范)。
It can be made fun and it can be made rigorous at the same time (Ben Goldacre's excellent book "Bad Science" is a model of good practice in this respect).
然而，在国际数学、科学、阅读测试中南非表现糟糕。
Yet in international maths, science and reading tests it performs abysmally.
虽然导致这类事件的导火索还不确定，但“最近的科学评估指出，气候变化的风险总体来说目前比几年前看起来更糟糕了，”该书说。
While the triggers of such events are uncertain, “recent scientific assessments indicate that the risks of climate change generally look worse today than some years ago,” says the book.
你的直觉会告诉你间隔时间学习法一个很糟糕的想法。而你的直觉是错的。不要相信你的直觉。要相信科学证据。
Your intuition will tell you that spacing is a terrible idea. And your intuition will be wrong. Don't trust it. Trust the scientific evidence.
一些科学家想要知道，新的阻燃剂是否和被禁的旧阻燃剂一样糟糕。
Some scientists wonder if the new flame retardants are just as bad as the banned ones.
更糟糕的是，科学家们还在怀疑这类药和癌症之间是不是有联系。
Worse, scientists are debating whether there is a link between the drugs and cancer.
有些科学或科学史图书写得非常糟糕。
Some books on science and the history of science are poorly written.
美国一个科学网站日前发布了10种最糟糕的“遗传病”，青春痘和秃顶都榜上有名。
A US science website has included baldness and acne in the top 10 worst hereditary conditions.
更糟糕的是，虽然科学家称这座火山在最近几周火山活动已减慢，但它还没有喷发完毕。
What's worse is the volcano isn't even out of ammunition, although scientists say volcanic activity has slowed down in recent weeks.
更糟糕的是，瑞士科学家进行的一项新研究显示，现代生活的互相联系性可能开始使我们更难以从集体智慧中获益了。
Worse, a new study by Swiss scientists suggests that the interconnectedness of modern life might be making it even harder to benefit from our collective intelligence.
抛开重定向的资金是否会真的被用于火星样本回收(海洋科学研究)项目，这样的重组将会是一个糟糕的主意。
Putting aside the question of whether the redirected funds would actually be devoted to the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, such a reorganization would be a very bad idea.
科学家早先怀疑，怀孕期间糟糕的饮食，会在后代成长中，加重健康问题，如糖尿病等。
Scientists already suspect that a poor diet during pregnancy can result in health problems such as diabetes for the offspring in later life.
科学家们发现，在土星最大的这颗卫星上，其凹凸不平的表面布满了液态的甲烷，而这些甲烷又升腾起比豌豆汤还黏稠的雾气，当然，它的味道更是糟糕至极。
The scientists found that Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is covered with puddles of liquid methane, which give rise to a fog that’s as thick as pea soup—and smells a whole lot worse.
但是，事实上正因为爱迪生是世界上最糟糕的渔夫，才能让他成为了世界上发明东西最多的科学家了。
In fact, because Edison was the world's worst fisherman, he could become the world's most prolific scientist.
而MIT的科学家们指出，其实情况并没有那么糟糕，因为大多数对互联网接入速率的评估方法都低估了真实接入速度。
But it might not be that bad after all, MIT researchers say — most Internet measuring methods underestimate the speed of the access network.
但科学家研究发现，发泄你的怨气是最糟糕的方法。
But venting your frustrations is the worst thing you can do, according to scientists.
“当我看到科学研究竟然糟糕到这种地步的时候，我出离愤怒了。”她告诉我。
所以啊，曾经世界上最伟大的科学家也是世界上最糟糕的渔夫这一件事儿，并非偶然，并非巧合！
Its no coincidence that the world's best scientist was also the world's worst fisherman.
所以啊，曾经世界上最伟大的科学家也是世界上最糟糕的渔夫这一件事儿，并非偶然，并非巧合！
Its no coincidence that the world's best scientist was also the world's worst fisherman.
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