Author: Benjamin Brooks
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Science for Journalists 101: Cardinal Sins
My attempt at a sort of “science primer” for budding science journalists, what should you avoid like the plague if you are to do a good job? Hopefully the answer lies within!
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The Obligatory Christmas Post
So it’s probably not escaped your notice that we are rapidly approaching the end of the calendar year, and we all know what that means don’t we? It means (in the UK at least) that any and all traffic/public transport halts at the first sight of snow, resulting in a jaded view that white christmasses…
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Re-blogging: Active, Passive, Poppycock (via Speech and Science)
Seeing as I’ve just completed degree module that has required me to write “actively” despite three years of marks deductions for doing just that! And also given the amount of complaining I’ve been making regarding that very point at uni, and the fact that at least one or two of my lecturers read the occasional…
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On what museums are doing wrong
An essay questioning the modern management and educational practices at modern natural history museums. Entered into the Science3.0 Blogging contest (GLAM; December 2010).
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Will the Yellow Bird soar again?
The last few weeks have seen a great fuss over the planned rise in Tuition Fees. Whether or not the rise is right, I think the Liberal Democrats will survive and flourish as a result… here’s why
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An Essay On: The Fossil Record
An essay on the subject of the Fossil Record and to counter the “no transitional forms” argument from a different angle from the usual.
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of politics and speciesism
Nothing much to see here… just a little ramble about politics, descrimination and speciesism…
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Science Is Vital: a Letter to my MP
Further to my blog-post “Vince Cable: Respectfully, You’re Wrong.” wherein I made my case for science and had a bit of a rant I’ve written to Caroline Nokes; my local MP, through the website http://www.writetothem.com
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Convergent Mososaur/Ichthyosaur evolution. – [Retrospective Post]
A research team from Sweeden, Canada and the US have recently published a paper in the PLoS one journal which looks set to redefine the way vertebrate palaeontologists look at a whole group of mesosoic marine reptiles.
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Of beginnings and biases
A summary of how the project is coming along (not very far at the moment) and some of the issues, biases and conundrums in approach that have so far been identified.
