Link: Embargo-breakers from the dawn of paleoanthropology
From Paige Madison, a historical note on the public revelation of Raymond Dart’s examination of the first australopith: “Announcing the Taung Child to the Wo...
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Making science or making news?
Christopher Reddy, from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, comments on his experience doing science around the Deepwater Horizon oil accident in the Gulf ...
Victims of cannibalism – Neandertals or science writers?
So I told you I was going to be beating the press. The Guardian’s Robin McKee picks up the story of the Les Rois “Neandertal”:
The amazing crow vending machine correction
I’m not sure if it illustrates the challenges of science reporting, but I’m pointed to the New York Times corrections section today:
Did biologists really think that human evolution stopped?
Larry Moran has been writing a series of posts about quality science journalism. These have included descriptions of some well-written journalistic accounts ...
Biology and culture in recent selection
This isn’t a long essay; just a pointer to a Nature feature by Erika Check Hayden where I make an appearance to represent the anthropological viewpoint on re...
Innumeracy in the NY Times
From an otherwise-horrifying story about the plight of albinos in East Africa:
Recent evolution in Newsweek
I very much appreciate that Newsweek has started including a regular opinion column on science, written by Sharon Begley. I don’t always like it, but it plac...
Fighting the Neandertal blahs
I’m worried about Neandertals. Not their bones, so much. Mainly their future.
Science journals, from the perspective of a science writer
Chris Lee, of Nobel Intent, writes an opinion piece about science journal rankings and scientific importance:
Language Log points to my research
Language Log links to that Science News piece about my work, with a lot of interesting commentary. An old college friend saw it and let me know – it’s amazin...