Science exists within philosophy
Freddie rejects the notion that data exists in a vacuum: Empiricism exists within a framework of theory, and theory cannot be derived empirically. The fact-valu...
Category: Communication
With great trepidation, I criticize Dan Sarewitz
Dan Sarewitz worries about creeping bias in science (emphasis added): Alarming cracks are starting to penetrate deep into the scientific edifice. They threaten ...
On clarity in writing
Does the writer know what that sentence actually says? The answer is routinely no…Here’s another example: “Fixed-gear bikes are ridden exclusively on thes...
What is “science” communication?
According to Thompson-Reuters, eight-thousand and seventy-three science and engineering journals published just over one million peer-reviewed articles in 2010....
Mixed feelings about science literacy outreach, part 2
As much as it annoys me, I can’t bring myself to complain too much about Marcelo Gleiser’s short essay: This shaping of our worldview is not restric...
There is more to science than climate change
I understand the Zack Beauchamps out there apply a national politics filter to almost everything they write. I get why they spend time on climate change and ste...
Complicated, deeply reported, long-form science journalism
About one month ago DC reporter Shani Hilton caught some flack for ignoring the poor in a piece on black middle-class gentrification. Rather than add to the cri...
Affirming values and convincing scientists
If the implication, the outcome, can affirm your values, you think about it in a much more open-minded way–Dan Kahan (~3-minute mark) While Kahan was addr...
Blog dump
Pretty busy this week with some applications, so I’ll leave you with a few links: Why we still pay for academic journals even though everything is now onl...
Science and politics
The always insightful Ta-Nehisi Coates criticized Adrian Fenty for sloppy campaigning in his recent loss in the DC Democratic primary (emphasis added): I think ...