Category Archives: Journalism
The decline of Australian progressivism
Australian state Queensland had an election yesterday, and the result went from a Labor government to a virtual elimination of Labor in the state parliament. This follows, and exceeds, similar defeats in New South Wales last year, and Victoria the … Continue reading
Filed under Australian stuff, Journalism, Politics, Pop culture
Attack of the Unlibrarian
I am generally fairly IT savvy (I even have an ancient IT degree), but at the same time I am rather unconvinced that the future is as digital as everyone says. In particular I have been appalled at the constant … Continue reading
Filed under Academe, Education, General Science, Journalism, Politics
Amis to Hitchens on agnosticism
My dear Hitch: there has been much wild talk, among the believers, about your impending embrace of the sacred and the supernatural. This is of course insane. But I still hope to convert you, by sheer force of zealotry, to … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, Philosophy, Religion
New rules for science journalism
From Zack Weiner’s Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. Click the red button too.
Filed under Humor, Journalism
The view from nowhere and objectivity in the media [revised]
Okay, after a solid bout of teaching, I can return to this piece. Rosen has attacked my interpretation, and rightly so. I ascribed to him views he did not hold. But, as I say elsewhere, this blog is for ill-formed … Continue reading
Filed under Epistemology, Journalism, Philosophy
How scientific journalism is, and should be done
I wrote in my last links page, “Martin Robbins at the Guardian blog site spoofed science journalism with a “meta” entry. Here, he explains why and what to draw from it.” A scientist friend asked me my opinion. Never one … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, Media, Science
Killer Links from Outer Space
I really have to do these more often… but I’ve been teaching.
The Link in Red
Too many links! Here are some… @ Rationally Speaking: Eliezer Yudkowsky on Bayes and science: what? and Honest and Decent Humans Should Oppose This Pope [apropos of which, see Deaf victim of sex abuse is suing pope, and going public … Continue reading
