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Can smoking pot make you smarter?
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 8 CommentsIs it possible that if you have schizophrenia, smoking marijuana will actually improve your cognitive performance? Since this blog is often concerned with the relationship between science and its communication,... -
‘Gravity doesn’t exist’, says philosophically naive scientist/journalist
Posted on July 16, 2010 | 27 CommentsReports 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... -
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... -
Mobile phones, cancer, and dodgy reporting
Posted on May 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe 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... -
The science of riots. Can iPhone apps start riots?
Posted on May 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsCan 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... -
Should journalists report on unpublished research?
Posted on April 9, 2010 | 23 CommentsI was recently commissioned to write a short news story about a some unpublished research.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... -
Climate change and philosophy of science: Does climate science aim at truth?
Posted on March 30, 2010 | 35 CommentsA couple of weeks ago there was an interesting exchange in The Guardian between George Monbiot and Nicholas Maxwell, a philosopher of science from University College London. In his piece,... -
Pot causes psychosis? Not so fast…
Posted on March 6, 2010 | 6 Comments“Teen Pot Use Linked To Psychoses“, “Teen pot smokers at high risk of mental illness“,”Study finds cannabis use is ‘crazy-making’” are the headlines being produced about some new research that... -
Bogus science busting at New Matilda
Posted on February 22, 2010 | 1 CommentHere’s a great piece of bogus-science-busting from Anna Greer at New Matilda. I’m posting it here to make up somewhat for my month of absence… Conservative media around the world... -
February’s going to be a bit slow here at GBnB
Posted on February 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis is just a quick note letting you guys know that the blog might be a bit slow for the next couple of weeks. I’ve got a lot on and...