Friday, 19 September 2008

How I became a physics groupie

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Clock this: September 2008 – the moment that particle physics became sexy. And no-one was more surprised than me. To put it mildly, I am not...
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Friday, 16 May 2008

Nick Davies' Flat Earth News and 'churnalism' - myth or reality?

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Anyone interested in the media and science should read Nick Davies' Flat Earth News , described on the dust jacket as 'exposing fals...
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Friday, 9 May 2008

Where should politicians get their scientific advice?

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Where should politicians get their scientific advice? Anywhere except the headlines! God knows how, but I have managed to reach my 40s witho...
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Monday, 30 July 2007

Embargoes, helping or hindering good science journalism?

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There has been much discussion in various fora about David Whitehouse's provocative tirade against the embargo system . Many of the reac...
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Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Why we need the best journalism on public health stories

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My favourite bit of Sunday is when I finally get to sneak away to a quiet corner of our house and settle down to read my Observer . Last wee...
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Monday, 21 May 2007

Professor John Henry (1939-2007): tribute to a media friendly scientist

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John Henry was a dear friend of the Science Media Centre and, judging by the reactions I received by sending out news of his recent death, ...
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Friday, 9 March 2007

Why experts need to speculate, without speculating

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The Cumbrian train crash was just one in a long line of stories that saw me and my colleagues asking experts to speak in the media about wh...
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