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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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Health Archive
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The problem with drug trials
Should randomised trials be the only type of evidence accepted for rolling out drug treatments? If so, then two researchers wrote... -
Can smoking pot make you smarter?
Is it possible that if you have schizophrenia, smoking marijuana will actually improve your cognitive performance? Since this blog is often... -
Why you REALLY can’t trust small studies: the small study effect
You’ll often see loony zealots refer you to a study showing how effective their preferred treatment is — there usually... -
Mythbusting booze: Hair of the dog – hangover cure or excuse for alcoholism?
This is the second part in a series about the myths and realities of alcohol consumption. I pray thee let me... -
Mythbusting Booze: Myths and realities of alcohol consumption
This is the first part of a series that aims to bust some myths about booze. Hangovers suck and they’re probably... -
Mobile phones and cancer: Study says ‘no’, news reports say ‘yes’…
- Ahead of a landmark study, newspapers all around the world have carried news reports warning of the terrible risk faced... -
Mobile phones, cancer, and dodgy reporting
The largest ever study of the potential link between mobile phone use and cancer has been completed, and news outlets... -
The science of riots. Can iPhone apps start riots?
Can an iphone app with special audio files be used to start riots? I really doubt it. Atari Teenage Riot, a German... -
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,... -
Pot causes psychosis? Not so fast…
“Teen Pot Use Linked To Psychoses“, “Teen pot smokers at high risk of mental illness“,”Study finds cannabis use is ‘crazy-making’”...