This is another great example of the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect.  [1] You&#x27;re an expert in a field, read an article about it, realize how wrong people are, then read another article and think the author is an expert.  Lots of people read this article, thinking the author and the novelist were correct.  Then the actual experts wrote in and pointed out where it was wrong.<p>I think this is a great example of media bias toward drama without having the proper time to track down and research the truth.  I expect, as the news cycle speeds up even more, articles will continue to be this wrong and worse.  It&#x27;s going to be ever harder to tell what is true and what is not.  Anything pertaining to be true will require numerous citations and evidence.  We can no longer rely on the brand (&quot;NPR&quot; or &quot;NYT&quot;) to determine if something is true.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;embracepith.wordpress.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;11&#x2F;on-gell-mann-amnesia-effect-or-how-crichton-pens-more-than-a-novel&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;embracepith.wordpress.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;11&#x2F;on-gell-mann-am...</a>