#176 - Media and Insomnia: It’s So Hard To Tell From Just A Magazine
Update: 2025-11-03
Description
The media can be a fantastic source of information about insomnia, or it can be a lens that distorts and confuses the issue. In this episode we will:
- Contrast to contemporary insomnia articles from popular media
- Understand the difference between causation and relationships
- Learn how the use to percentages can distort the scale of an effect
- Read how media frequently confuses "sleep deprivation" and "insomnia"
- Evaluate an example of how media can positively educate and help readers understand insomnia better
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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