Science & Society

The first of six parts of my presentation at Inconjunction 2010. I presented on Archaeology and PseudoArchaeology. It was my first live talk, so I was really serious, but the audience was great and I…

Early last month, Michael White’s Adaptive Complexity on Science 2.0 had a useful critique of the citizen scientist. It is very important to consider these things, and the future of citizen…

In Symbol Stacks And Science Communication In The Scienceblogs Pepsigate Scandal I mentioned something that was unpopular with the bloggerati in science but obvious to those of us outside the…

I gave you my media secrets on how to get interviewed by NPR.  Now that I've heard the final cut of the Project Calliope segment, I can look at 'was it worth it'?  Short answer: absolutely…

It was bound to happen.  Something which should be used for good can also be used for malice.   Allison Aubrey, writing on NPR, discusses the results of an undercover investigation by the…

I had a "driveway" moment today listening to NPR - you know, where the story is really interesting and you've arrived at your destination but want to hear the end and folks walking by your car stare…

In the continuing wake of the Pepsigate scandal at Scienceblogs (it made a splash, and then seemed to die away, but suddenly there have been 18 departures) a writer at the Guardian takes that…

Big news, school lunch eaters - your rectangle-shaped pizza will soon be burned and served up cold1 with less sodium! Schwan's Food Service, based in the lovely state of Minnesota, is ahead of…

In February 1999, the giant German pharmaceutical company Bayer celebrated the centenary of the launch of ASPIRIN, the world’s most successful legal drug. One thing they did NOT celebrate is the…

On the 12th July 2010, I was watching Rich Hall's 'The Dirty South'.  The programme trailer says: Rich Hall sets his keen eye and acerbic wit on his homeland once again as he sifts truth…