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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.
You can read more about the blog and me here.
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good journalism Archive
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Jesus did (not) cure someone of the flu
This week we got a quick and entertaining lesson in the way science sometimes works… or doesn’t work. Just last week,... -
‘Gravity doesn’t exist’, says philosophically naive scientist/journalist
Reports of a physicist “taking on gravity” have recieved a bit of attention recently, with a New York Times article... -
RIP Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner — the science writer, maths writer, skeptic and the man who’s book I plagiarised the title of this... -
Should journalists report on unpublished research?
I was recently commissioned to write a short news story about a some unpublished research. Should journalists be writing about... -
Climate change and philosophy of science: Does climate science aim at truth?
A couple of weeks ago there was an interesting exchange in The Guardian between George Monbiot and Nicholas Maxwell, a... -
Brain development and snake oil: graphical presentations of science
In a number of previous posts, I’ve discussed the way science can sometimes be wonderfully communicated through comics. (See here,... -
Bogus science busting at New Matilda
Here’s a great piece of bogus-science-busting from Anna Greer at New Matilda. I’m posting it here to make up somewhat... -
Can unconscious brains think? Coma, philosophy of mind, and the media.
“Ok brain. I don’t like you and you don’t like me. Let’s just do this and I can go back... -
Actually, maybe economists did prove money can buy happiness…
A little while ago, I wrote a post about an article in Science about the relationship between “objective” measurements of... -
How risky is a home birth? Some thoughts about the number crunching.
For some time now, there has been a heated debate in Australia about home births. Home birth advocates argue that...