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The mind of Nobel Prize winners

By Frank ⋅ February 17, 2008 ⋅ One comment

After hearing the excellent lecture by Angela Belcher yesterday, I decided that the topical lectures around lunch time would probably be the best place to hear some hard science. Real hard science sessions are hard to find amongst the many revolving around policy issues one way or another. So I attended the lecture by Nobel [...]

Reporting in the balance

By Frank ⋅ February 16, 2008 ⋅ One comment

During the AAAS session on reporting on climate change, an interesting point popped up that is often forgotten about in science reporting: balance. The practise of balance is a very important one in any field of journalism. If you report on position A, you must also report on position B in an equal manner as [...]

Meteorological peril strikes Boston

By Frank ⋅ February 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m not just talking about the thousands of scientists and the hundreds of journalists flocking to the usually charming city of Boston. As the AAAS opens in Boston, MA, tomorrow, the city is covered in slush. The few inches of snow that fell last night were mixed with the litres of water coming down from [...]

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