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Why you REALLY can’t trust small studies: the small study effect

Posted on July 20, 2010 | 37 Comments
You’ll often see loony zealots refer you to a study showing how effective their preferred treatment is — there usually is some small study supporting the use of almost any...
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‘Gravity doesn’t exist’, says philosophically naive scientist/journalist

Posted on July 16, 2010 | 27 Comments
Reports of a physicist “taking on gravity” have recieved a bit of attention recently, with a New York Times article outlining Erik Verlinde’s idea that gravity is an emergent property...
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Virginity test frees convicted rapists

Posted on July 7, 2010 | 4 Comments
I’m often frustrated by the pseudoscientific rubbish people around here believe in. (By around here I mean places like Australia, the US and the UK.) But thank god we don’t...
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Mythbusting booze: Hair of the dog – hangover cure or excuse for alcoholism?

Posted on July 1, 2010 | 37 Comments
This is the second part in a series about the myths and realities of alcohol consumption. I pray thee let me and my fellow have A hair of the dog...
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Mythbusting Booze: Myths and realities of alcohol consumption

Posted on June 20, 2010 | 25 Comments
This is the first part of a series that aims to bust some myths about booze. Hangovers suck and they’re probably best avoided. But once you’ve got one, can you...
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RIP Martin Gardner

Posted on May 26, 2010 | 3 Comments
Martin Gardner — the science writer, maths writer, skeptic and the man who’s book I plagiarised the title of this blog from — has died at the age of 95....
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Mobile phones and cancer: Study says ‘no’, news reports say ‘yes’…

Posted on May 18, 2010 | 16 Comments
- Ahead of a landmark study, newspapers all around the world have carried news reports warning of the terrible risk faced by mobile phone users. The story behind the story...
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Mobile phones, cancer, and dodgy reporting

Posted on May 17, 2010 | 2 Comments
The largest ever study of the potential link between mobile phone use and cancer has been completed, and news outlets around the world are reporting that it shows evidence of...
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The science of riots. Can iPhone apps start riots?

Posted on May 9, 2010 | 2 Comments
Can an iphone app with special audio files be used to start riots? I really doubt it. Atari Teenage Riot, a German electronic hard core group, has reportedly had their...
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Should journalists report on unpublished research?

Posted on April 9, 2010 | 24 Comments
I was recently commissioned to write a short news story about a some unpublished research. Should journalists be writing about research that hasn’t undergone peer review? The research was about...
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This blog is about science and science journalism: good, bad, and bogus. While most of the posts are about bad and bogus science and science writing, I try to find the time to reflect on good examples too.

I am a freelance science writer and I teach philosophy at the University of Sydney.

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