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Stories: what we did at #WSF11 last week
As you probably know, I spent last week in New York City, combining business with pleasure – some work, some fun with friends (including #NYCscitweetup with around 50 people!), some fun with jus… more →
A Blog Around The Clock
Links: 30 April 2013: Technology, pets, food stamps, etc.
wrote 3 weeks ago: Playing catch-up here with links to sundry articles: 1. Writing and reading as more interactive than … more →
Gay men: in love the world over
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wrote 3 weeks ago: ‘So… we on the DL or something?’ We gays are all over the place. You can’t b … more →
Vaccines and Autism: Scientific Mis-Reporting in the Media
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wrote 1 month ago: Smallpox Vaccine – Source: CDC Repeat after me: Vaccines. Do. Not. Cause. Autism. It all start … more →
Scientific Research Beat
wrote 1 month ago: The reason we read the news is to see what is happening in the world at the present moment. We have … more →
No reason to be scared of science
wrote 1 month ago: In case you didn’t know, I attend Stony Brook University, which is a very science orientated s … more →
Neat link: The art of science reporting
wrote 1 month ago: http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/208937/the-10-biggest-science-reporting-mistakes-and- … more →
Drama vs. headlines: how can we make science news accurate and readable?
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wrote 1 month ago: A Chicago Tribune article a few days ago asserted that news reporting of research findings and other … more →
The 10 biggest science-reporting mistakes (and how to avoid them)
wrote 1 month ago: The 10 biggest science-reporting mistakes (and how to avoid them) “Don’t get bogged down in nu … more →
How Should We Interpret Science News?
wrote 2 months ago: Here is a perfect example of why you shouldn’t trust science news headlines. During the summe … more →
Have Scientists gone beyond absolute Zero?
wrote 3 months ago: Today I put up my first post with the newly revamped Young Aus Skeptics blog, you can check it out o … more →
Recent science "journalism"
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wrote 3 months ago: Bad science journalism has been buzzing all around me this week. This is a frequent topic on the Ske … more →
So, what is the SPCA actually doing with those cats, then?
wrote 3 months ago: As a conservation biologist, I am opposed to the use of Trap-Neuter-Release as a cat management tech … more →
Inaugural Linktopus
wrote 4 months ago: The Linktopus is honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King by tearing a frigate apart. Here is some … more →
Bad science reporting versus good science reporting
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wrote 4 months ago: Today I was greeted with the following line Quantum Gas Temperature Drops Below Absolute Zero This i … more →
Deep Breath Now....
wrote 4 months ago: In all seriousness, though this joke never seems to get old with some people, Amy Balanoff and Dr. M … more →
How to get in The Daily Mail, or any other quality newspaper...
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wrote 5 months ago: I don’t think I am saying something earth shocking when I say that when scientific work is translate … more →
Science reporting doesn't get dodgier than this.
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wrote 5 months ago: Alright, this is going to be a bit ranty. When I write about research I take great care to read the … more →
A Review of the Factors that Influence Science Reporting and their Effects on Mainstream and Specialist Science Media
wrote 5 months ago: Abstract This dissertation discusses and reviews the theoretical roles of politics, scientists and t … more →
The Leveson inquiry and its implications for science reporting.
wrote 5 months ago: After the Leveson inquiry, what future for science coverage? asks The Guardian. The Leveson Inquiry, … more →
