PhysMath Central Blog
UK-based teacher and science communicator Alom Shaha has created a series of short films about the science behind the Large Hadron Collider, unusually using animation and claymation to get across some of the concepts to its target audience of young scientists. They can all be viewed from the LabReporter website, and their channel on YouTube, and have already received rave reviews.
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Statistics, it is said, can prove anything. STATS - however - are keen to de-bunk abuse of statisitics in science and the media.
From their 'about' page:
Since its founding in 1994, the non-profit, non-partisan Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) has become a much-valued resource on the use and abuse of science and statistics in the media. Our goals are to correct scientific misinformation in the media resulting from bad science, politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge; and to act as a resource for journalists and policy makers on major scientific issues and controversies.
To get a flavour of their work, read the STATS Dubious Data Awards 2007.
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Confessions of an OA publisher
Just before Christmas I was approached by John Dupuis (of the excellent Confessions of A Science Librarian blog) who wanted to conduct an interview with me. Due to a rather hectic period of work, followed by a significantly less hectic period of holiday, I only managed to get the answers back to John yesterday - but they are already up on his blog. There are only 10 questions, but I did seem to give rather 'full' answers to most of them.
Read the interview in full here.
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