It has been a long and winding road but tonight the journey towards libel reform in England and Wales paused in the historic Great Hall of the Inner Temple to take stock.
The wheels are turning and the machine of government is moving slowly in the right direction. The coalition came to power with a promise of reform. A parliamentary committee has m Continue reading
Science met the Media on Tuesday at the Royal Institution. It was an interesting event where science journalism was discussed between scientists and journalists. To me, the discussion was mostly journalists talking to journalists – more than scientists and journalists, and I am not sure anyone got much of anywhere but discussions are often Continue reading
There are many things I love passionately about science, but one aspect has got to be right up there in the top ten: the transformation of a deep unknown into perfect clarity.
I find it amazing that using simple lab techniques, we can start from something as obscure and inscrutable as this:
and with a few manipulations, arrive at its precise essen Continue reading
Scientists should do this. Journalists should do that. And eventually we will live in a world where the media reporting of science achieves perfection. At least that is the hypothesis.
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Also seen: “five hundred thousand cells”; “fifty micrograms”; “forty eight hours”.
Amazingly enough, I was able to cut the length of the Materials and Methods section by more than twenty one percent >21%.
Last week I was put in touch with a reporter from my local newspaper, the Cambridge News, who was writing a story about the University’s Annual Report. They seemed concerned about the lack of women academic staff (and ethnic minorities) – as we all are – but they also seemed rather more surprised than perhaps they should have been,given that Continue reading
I’m not usually one to use a blogpost to point to “cool stuff on the internet”, but in this case I’ll make an exception.
It’s no great secret that I work at Canada’s largest paediatric hospital, a place with something more than 8,000 employees, some 2,000 of whom are in or affiliated with its Research Institute. Continue reading
This blog has been years in the making–possibly long before I had ever heard the term ‘blog.’ Spurred on by the recent series of blogs by Henry which have at least indirectly addressed the medical profession and the sensitive and often incompatible relationships between doctors and patients, here I am ready to throw in my own two Continue reading
This example kindly sent in by regular reader M.G., the picture taken at Legoland in San Diego, CA.
Mmmm. Couldn’t eat a whole one. Continue reading
