Also, chances are that the authors of the original study[1] did not pass erroneous information to the NYT reporter as they both hold PhDs in their field.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;science.sciencemag.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;352&#x2F;6286&#x2F;663" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;science.sciencemag.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;352&#x2F;6286&#x2F;663</a>