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Imperial College Science Communication Group's Blog. Edited by @nicoskinner and @williamhpark.
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A 'Monthy Python of Science" Show by the @the_kinship's captain @ejconnor is @nicoskinner's 4th #PostOfTheYear refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/the…
Read @stephaniesamma's post on predatory journals from earlier this week here: refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/sci…
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Science publishing predators
The open-access movement, a worldwide effort to provide free online access to scientific and scholarly research literature, in particular through peer-reviewed articles, could be corrupted due to e…
The 3rd #PostOfTheYear questions whether science communicators should promote #science refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/sho… @thomaslewton #scicomm
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Should science communicators promote science?
Last month students braced the winter chill to protest against the government’s planned hike in tuition fees. Scientists, on the other hand, were able to sit comfortably by the fire, pondering how …
This week's 2nd #PostOfTheYear is a #TimeTravel short story by Isobel Lawrence. Can you piece the puzzle together? refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/twi…
In the first of @nicoskinner's choices, @williamhpark shows that over 60% of facts you read on Twitter aren't true wp.me/p1aLx6-C8
Our last Post of the Year for this week is @JamesCrosMills' Parody of Under Milk Wood, Under the Floor Above refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/und…
In our fourth Editors' Post of the Year @mrniaboc told us how @the_zooniverse came to be in The Expanding Zooniverse refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/the…
The 3rd Post of the Year reflects on @lchilds analysis of coverage of the 5th IPCC report, When Being Right is Wrong refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/whe…
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When being right is wrong
One of the most debated areas in the media representation of science is the coverage of climate change. Accusations of false balance, sensationalism of uncertainties, downplaying of certainties, an…
Our second Editors' article of the year is Darwin Sound, by Stephen Webster, exploring the use of silence in science refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/dar…
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Darwin Sound
A year ago I was asked to write a short biography of Darwin. I said to the publisher ‘But there are millions of those already’. He replied ‘That means there’s room for one more’. And so I began. A…
In the first of @williamhpark's choices, @timpeplow tells us why reports of pandemics might not tell the whole story refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/07/05/did…
From Monday we will be retweeting our favourite articles from the last year as chosen by our Editors. Beginning with @williamhpark's picks
The expanding Zooniverse wp.me/p1aLx6-CM
Read how sound is constructed in wildlife films here: refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/the…, refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/the…, refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/the… @mediamuseum
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The Hidden Art of Sound Design | Part Three
“If in doubt; everything is fake. In the world of sound design, everything is up for grabs.” Matt Wilcock, Co-owner of Zelig Sounds, a London-based sound design company, tells me over a coffee in P…
A new exhibition at the National Media Museum reveals the makings of wildlife films: bbc.co.uk/news/entertain… @mediamuseum
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Wildlife film-makers reveal tricks of the trade
Visitors to the National Media Museum in Bradford are being invited to discover "the secrets of making incredible wildlife films" in a new exhibition.
This week @anandjagatia tells us why the Facebook experiment fallout was a result of bad science communication: refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/the…
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The Facebook Emotion Experiment
Facebook has been messing with our emotions. Primarily, it seems, by publishing the results of secret experiments where they tried to mess with our emotions. In the month since the social network p…
The Facebook Emotion Experiment wp.me/p1aLx6-CA
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The Facebook Emotion Experiment
Facebook has been messing with our emotions. Primarily, it seems, by publishing the results of secret experiments where they tried to mess with our emotions. In the month since the social network p…
Why do we rely on outbreak narratives to communicate public health stories? @timpeplow writes: refractiveindex.wordpress.com/2014/07/05/did…
Did we tell the wrong story about swine flu? wp.me/p1aLx6-Ct
Did you know that over 60% of facts you read on Twitter are not true? by @williamhpark wp.me/p1aLx6-C8
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