OT: Do you think medical science is valid, or do you consult YouTube for medical advice?

OT: Do you think medical science is valid, or do you consult YouTube for medical advice? Apr 30, 2019 10:43:20 GMT

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Post by faustus5 on Apr 30, 2019 10:43:20 GMT

Apr 30, 2019 6:03:59 GMT Aj_June said:

But there are some good educational videos. Not just at the highest level but even at basic levels. For example, Khan Academy provides many great vids on intermediate level maths, intermediate statistics, basic calculus, simplified master's level finance, and economics. Or commercial educational prep companies such as Kaplan, Wiley and The Princeton Review etc. can put videos of their instructors. Or some universities put recorded classes of their instructors/professors. While these should not be seen as an equivalent of peer review articles they serve well in educating people who simply need to pass exams or get high-level knowledge of a particular field.

That's they key--those are put out by institutions with scholarly reputations to protect and there are many eyes on any product they upload, so you get some editorial protection. I'm not saying there are no amateurs putting out good material on scientific or philosophical subjects--there are. But you'd have to already know a good deal about any subjects they address to be able to tell who understands what they are talking about and who doesn't. The average layperson doesn't know any better.