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This entry is part of a series, Bypassing the Press?» At the National Astronomy Meeting in 2004 I listened to Dr David Whitehouse, who I think was then Science Editor at the BBC, give advice about feeding science stories to the media. He made quite a few points, but there are three I remember.

Don’t [...]

This entry is part of a series, Bypassing the Press?» On the 16th of September there was a debate between Lord Drayson, Minister for Science amongst other things, and Ben Goldacre, the Guardian’s Bad Science columnist. The matter under discussion was the quality of science journalism. It stems from a debate at the ABSW [...]

This entry is part of a series, Bypassing the Press?» I’d like to blog about the Drayson / Goldacre debate before the topic gets too cold, but before I do I thought I’d mention Futurity. It’s interesting because it’s supposedly, an attempt to address a decline in science journalism. “In an increasingly complex world, [...]

I saw an interesting funding opportunity on ReadWriteWeb and, because it’s only open to Americans, I thought to share it. Kickstarter.com looks like it could be useful for funding small-scale academic projects.
The idea is simple enough, you look through the various projects on the website and if you see an idea you like you pledge [...]

Bonekickers has limped to the end of its run leaving many questions unanswered, including the big one. Why? Spoilers, and I’m using the word quite wrongly, follow.

I am not being at all sarcastic when I say I’m positive about Bonekickers. The first episode wasn’t brilliant, but first episodes of any series tend to be poor because not only are they introducing a story, they’re introducing characters.

Those following the US Presidential flirting may be interested in Science Debate 2008 campaign. Janet Stemwedel has comments on why it isn’t a matter of knowing facts. Science matters, but why does it matter? Steve Grand had the answer back in 2004.
When I become king, my first act will be to ban the word “science” [...]

Photo (cc) Vik Nanda
Architectural history, landscape history, even coastal history all have their place, but when they so dominate the terrain that history on television is reduced to an endless helicopter shot of the Dover cliffs, then something has gone wrong.
Tristram Hunt: The time bandits
via Early Modern Notes

The title is a cheap joke but Tristram [...]

I’ve said I’m not writing, but I’m still reading. There’s a rumpus about accreditation for bloggers at Eurekalert! In an ideal world I’d want to re-write this to include references to later posts like More About the EurekAlert! Smackdown. It’s not going to happen for quite a while though, so I thought to post what [...]

Via afarensis and John Hawks is this advertising campaign for an insurance company in the USA. It’s a clever way of playing on how we look at our forebears. There are also adverts at the therapist, on Fox News and at the airport.
One for Cornelius I think.