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Communication/Philosophy

Science exists within philosophy

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Praj / 0 Comment

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...

Academia/Communication/Special Interest

With great trepidation, I criticize Dan Sarewitz

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Praj / 3 Comments

Dan Sarewitz worries about creeping bias in science (emphasis added): Alarming cracks are starting to penetrate deep into the scientific edifice. They threaten ...

Communication/Public Discourse

On clarity in writing

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Praj / 2 Comments

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...

Communication/Disunity

What is “science” communication?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Praj / 0 Comment

According to Thompson-Reuters, eight-thousand and seventy-three science and engineering journals published just over one million peer-reviewed articles in 2010....

Communication/Literacy/Society/Special Interest/STS

Mixed feelings about science literacy outreach, part 2

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Praj / 1 Comment

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...

Academia/Climate Change/Communication

There is more to science than climate change

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Praj / 3 Comments

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...

Communication

Complicated, deeply reported, long-form science journalism

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Praj / 2 Comments

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...

Communication/STS

Affirming values and convincing scientists

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Praj / 0 Comment

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...

Climate Change/Communication

Blog dump

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Praj / 0 Comment

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...

Communication/Politicization/Society

Science and politics

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Praj / 0 Comment

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 ...

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