Tag: science journalism

Basic Bee-havior

Oh boy, that is a terrible, terrible pun, but once you know what exactly I am talking about, I hope that you will be able to forgive my punning audacity. Because, see, this whole article is about a recent study out in the journal Science that talks about bees and how they behave. And there’s […]

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Getting Meta: Thinking about Science Journalism

Post author By Ailanthus-altissima
Post date Monday, December 12th, 2011
3 Comments on Getting Meta: Thinking about Science Journalism

I’ve posted about some of the issues associated with science journalism, like created controversies and the disconnect between scientists’ and non-scientists’ concepts and views of “uncertainty,” and over the weekend, Slate Magazine reposted an article from the New Scientist that delved more deeply into some of the problems facing science journalism. They ask the same […]

Tags ethics, getting meta, science, science journalism, thinking about how we talk about science