Tag: science journalism
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Phil Plait’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
This article was originally published on RealClearScience. The Apocalypse is here. Science writer Phil Plait’s worst nightmare came true. The Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate. What can we expect to happen? In Plait’s words, the Republicans will “put a cohort of science-deniers [sic] into positions of authority,” which “quite literally affects the future…
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20 Tips for Analyzing Claims of a Scientific Study
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. One of the big problems in science journalism is the tendency to hype scientific research. You’re familiar with the routine: A new study comes out on, say, how coffee might lead to a slight increase in a particular disease. Then, plastered all over the front pages of websites…