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[quote=Anonymous]It’s so hard to listen to so many of their reports because you think you are going to learn about a topic but then get lectured to about by someone with a very progressive take on the matter instead of multiple scientists who presents facts.

Here is an example about a story today filed under health on birth order and being gay entitled Gay people often have older brothers. Why? And does it matter?
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/15/1243861703/sexuality-birth-order-gay-siblings

So instead of actually an in depth explanation of why this occurs and including the scientific causes the reporter starts off the report by interviewing a book author (not a scientist) who wrote a semi-biographical novel about being the youngest sibling who is gay. The quote in part in “That's why, when he saw my inquiry about a statistical finding that connects sexuality and birth order, he was wary. "To be frank, I find these kinds of studies that're looking for something rooted in the body to explain sexuality to be kind of bunk. I think they rely on a really binary understanding of sexuality itself," he said.

The story does go on to provide a quick explanation but then ends on their being something sinister about studying it. It is tiresome to listen to when story after story is framed toward a really progressive slant. I feel lectured to not informed. [/quote]

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