Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
A little earlier I posted on some examples of what I’d usually consider to be plagiarism, in a post called Science – So What (?) Is Being Really Communicated About The Shape Of Jobs To Come? Now it’s been reported in the Time Higher Education Supplement! ‘Misleading’ science career report criticised, by Zoe Corbyn: A [...]
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Thanks to the keen efforts of fellow bloggers in the UK like Gimpy’s Blog, Holford Watch, 10Minus9 and Evidence Matters, I did a little bit of reading on the recently produced report by Fast Future called ‘The Shape of Jobs to Come‘ (pdf). As a teacher of teenagers, I was somewhat interested in how it [...]
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Just a quick late-night/very-early-morning-whip around for all of you keeping track of the ongoing Dore saga: Holford Watch, whose original complaint was upheld – ASA: Dore advert is “misleading” and breaches rules on “truthfullness” and “substantiation”. Brainduck‘s blog is a MUST READ – it is astounding how much grace-under-pressure this blogger produces while keeping up with [...]
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If you’re not sure what Dore involves, the following links – Translucent Science On Dore and Podblack On Dore – should fill in some gaps. But first, here’s the news: Holford Watch: Dore New Zealand goes into liquidation Those who are owed money/services by Dore New Zealand should seek advice ASAP. More details on Brainduck’s and [...]
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From the very vigilant Holford Watch on the continuing Dore saga: …We were therefore surprised when somebody looking to research Rutherford’s work contacted Sheffield Uni and learned that Rutherford is no longer a PhD student there: he was registered as a part-time student from 2003-5 but “withdrew without completing any substantive research”…
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My fellow Translucent Science bloggers, who have long been keeping a keen eye on the Dore developments whilst I’ve been busy travelling for research purposes, have all the buzz for you on what’s going on with the British Chiropractic Association vs Simon Singh. But first – there’s a brand new review out in the Wall [...]
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So, whilst all the rah-rah rubbish about the ‘women to men’ ratio of The Amazing Meeting turned out to be a complete and utter non-issue (hey, just like I’ve said all along! What a surprise!!) – one of the female presenters did have something to say about the show. In particular, what she noticed about [...]
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Check it out here: Paul Flynn MP Early Day Motion on Dore (and bloggers). It is featured on the Parliament UK website, as a motion in the House of Commons. Therefore it is getting some political attention! I hope other countries do likewise! In addition – Flynn asks “Will the media react and repent their gullibility”, [...]
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