Tag Archives: science journalism
Do your bit, broaden your science menu
Don’t judge the best science journalists in India after having read only the worst science journalism. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Fountain Ink, helium-3, ISRO, Reuters, science journalism, science writing, Scroll, The Hindu, The Telegraph, Twitter
Comments Off on Do your bit, broaden your science menu
Auditing science stories: Two examples from the bottom rungs
The worst kinds of science stories are those that get facts wrong – and then those that report null results wrong. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Breakthrough Listen, helium-3, India TV, ISRO, Livemint, Paul Gilster, science journalism, science reporting, SETI, Sivathanu Pillai, The Guardian
Comments Off on Auditing science stories: Two examples from the bottom rungs
The worst poem ever
I’m just a lousy science journalist, writing the worst poem ever. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ed Yong, Kip Thorne, mathematics, poem, Science, science journalism, unknown unknowns
Comments Off on The worst poem ever
The metaphorical transparency of responsible media
We in India often complain about how the media doesn’t care enough to cover science stories. But when we’re looking back and forward in time, we become blind to the media’s efforts. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, 2017, authoritarianism, BJP, climate change, counterproductive continuity, David Fahrenthold, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google News, ideologue, independent media, Jay Rosen, Jeff Leek, left-wing, Philip Stark, religion, right wing, Science, science journalism, science media, speaking truth to power, The Intersection, The Life of Science, The Wire, Twitter
Comments Off on The metaphorical transparency of responsible media
The nomenclature of uncertainty
Many science articles in the past year dealt with observations falling short of the evidence threshold but which have been worth writing about simply because of the desperation behind them. Has this prompted science writers to think about the language they use? Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blackholes, Forbes, futurism, gravitational waves, headlines, high-energy physics, LIGO, nature, science journalism, Scientific American, statistical significance, The Wire, uncertainty
Comments Off on The nomenclature of uncertainty
UCal Irvine’s ‘fifth force’ farce
If a journalist buys into a UCI press release about some kind of ‘confirmation’ of a fifth force, and which is subsequently found to be simply false, an editor wouldn’t be faced with a tough choice whatsoever about which section she has to axe. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Atomki, beryllium decay anomaly, dark photon, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Michael Moyer, Nicholas Dirks, protophobic boson, public relations, science journalism, University of California Irvine
Comments Off on UCal Irvine’s ‘fifth force’ farce
‘Infinite in All Directions’, a science newsletter
The idea for the newsletter is a derivative of a reading challenge a friend proposed: wherein a group of us would recommend books for each other to read, especially titles that we might not come upon by ourselves. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, Infinite In All Directions, science journalism, science newsletter, The Wire
Comments Off on ‘Infinite in All Directions’, a science newsletter
Curious Bends – outraged warriors, bizarre obsessions, dubious drugs and more
It’s been one year since we launched Curious Bends – a newsletter where we bring you science, technology, data and India stories from around the web, once a week (subscribe). We’ve enjoyed serving you important and interesting stories. Thank you … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anti-depressants, climate change, information balance, literacy, science journalism, urine, World Health Statistics
Comments Off on Curious Bends – outraged warriors, bizarre obsessions, dubious drugs and more