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Last night in London, Dr Ben Goldacre debated with Lord Drayson the state of science reporting in Britain. Dr Ben […]
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The Open Access (OA) movement has been around since the 1990s – not surprising, as one of its principal tenets […]
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Research published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association gives some fairly compelling, if not conclusive evidence that […]
Continue readingThe Let Us Spray saga: What does it mean for investigative journalism?
UPDATED: Radio New Zealand’s Mediawatch programme has an interview with Let Us Spray’s producer. Investigative journalism in New Zealand is […]
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The SMC team took a ride out to the GNS Science headquarters at Avalon today for the launch of the […]
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A Monday night in front of the goggle box isn’t really up to much when it comes to free-to-air viewing. […]
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Police use of tasers to subdue suspected criminals is again in the spotlight as Australian authorities investigate whether Western Australian […]
Continue readingA promising new outlet for science writing
Virtually every week here at the Science Media Centre, we get calls from young science or journalism students who are […]
Continue readingSwine flu: Britain’s worst case scenario – 65,000 dead
As I wait for a flight at a bustling Heathrow airport, what was probably the main port of entry for […]
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