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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... -
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... -
Today: Blue Monday or Happy Monday?
Dr Petra has a nice post about the bogus science that surrounds the claim that today is “Blue Monday”. It’s... -
Stepping out of the box in science journalism
For science journalists, it’s often hard to come up with stories that aren’t just communicating the findings of this or... -
New study highlights complexity of sensationalism in science reporting
As I’ve touched on before, sensationalism in science journalism is a really tricky issue and some Australian research about sensationalism... -
Reuters starts a dangerous game of Chinese whispers
Here’s an article I published in Crikey today. It’s the story of a report of a report of a report... -
Catholics kill babies, says philosopher
According to Luc Bovens, professor of philosophy at LSE, the rhythm method is the moral equivalent of the contraceptive pill.... -
Bogus reporting of my report on bogus science
A little while ago I published a story on ABC Science Online about a study that claimed to find that,... -
Politics behind study on penis length and female orgasms?
I recently published a piece on ABC Science Online about a study that claimed to find that women were more...