Confusing correlation with causation: the most common error in science
The universe can be a very confusing place. Quite often, things will happen together or one-after-another that will cause even learned people to connect two events as causative when they are not. These misattributions are not just of academic concern. They can have real-world consequences. In 1347, a plague began to sweep through Europe. At
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