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[โ€“] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A study doesn't mean the authors were surprised necessarily. It's a way to test a theory and take down the results. It makes something that might have been hearsay into a more solid form.

[โ€“] brezel@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

yes, you're right about that.