One of the ways to show that your scientific theory matches available data is to plot data points on a graph and show how your theory predicts a curve on this graph that passes through, or close enough to, these data points. This can have a great visual impact and this can have a great psychological impact on accepting or rejecting a scientific claim. This visual impact remains at work in our society even though contemporary scientific practise appeals to mathematical analysis on just how good a given curve fits the data rather than visual analysis. Thus this aspect of science and its acceptance seems like an apt choice for a blog primarily about the use and portrayal of science in media.
Of course, the title of the blog is a pun of sorts. This is somewhat ironic yet, if you know me, not unexpected. It is ironic because one of my pet peeves is the use of puns in what should otherwise be serious and informative news media. However, I just can't resist the urge to make and point out puns, intentional or unintentional. I apologize in advance.
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