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Actually, maybe economists did prove money can buy happiness…
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 9 CommentsA little while ago, I wrote a post about an article in Science about the relationship between “objective” measurements of “quality of life” and subjective measurements of “life-satisfaction”. The article... -
How risky is a home birth? Some thoughts about the number crunching.
Posted on January 20, 2010 | 6 CommentsFor some time now, there has been a heated debate in Australia about home births. Home birth advocates argue that a woman should have the right to choose how to... -
Today: Blue Monday or Happy Monday?
Posted on January 18, 2010 | 2 CommentsDr Petra has a nice post about the bogus science that surrounds the claim that today is “Blue Monday”. It’s a nice little media story of the type I like... -
The good, bad, and bogus science news you might have missed
Posted on January 11, 2010 | 4 CommentsWhile you were laying back, soaking up the ever increasing heat, you might have missed some of the good, bad, and bogus science reporting over the holiday period. If so, let me... -
Science journalists get punked? “Santa’s a Health Menace”
Posted on December 22, 2009 | 5 CommentsNewsweek reports today: Around the world, news outlets have been reporting on a new study in BMJ, the U.K.’s leading medical journal. In the article, titled “Santa Claus: A Public Health... -
Stepping out of the box in science journalism
Posted on December 11, 2009 | 3 CommentsFor science journalists, it’s often hard to come up with stories that aren’t just communicating the findings of this or that study published in this or the other journal. Although... -
Spinning light mystery solved already!
Posted on December 10, 2009 | 4 CommentsBoo! That was all to quick for my liking. I was hoping there would be at least a few days of theorising. Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy guessed that... -
Awaiting pseudo-science explanations of crazy sky lights over Norway…
Posted on December 10, 2009 | 8 CommentsThere were the weirdest looking skylights over norway last night. The above picture doesn’t quite capture the weirdness. You’ll have to check out the videos (below) to see that the... -
This week’s links: Science, tech and media news and analysis
Posted on November 28, 2009 | 2 CommentsI’ve been completely snowed under for the last week or so with marking so I didn’t manage to blog at all. I did, however, still read lots of good stuff... -
What i liked this week: Media, tech and science news
Posted on November 19, 2009 | 3 CommentsThis week’s roundup of top media, tech and science news, facts, comments and rants. • ABC to relaunch opinion site Unleashed | Mumbrella: A story about the new ABC online...