About
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.
Research Blogging Awards 2010 Finalist
Medicine Archive
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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’”... -
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... -
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...
