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		<title>The Guardian finds the conversation~woo hoo~and more re; scientists v journalists</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2012/01/18/the-guardian-finds-the-conversationwoo-hooand-more-re-scientists-v-journalists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought this was an interesting read. I didn&#8217;t, however, agree with the comment that articles on the Conversation are boring.  Anyway the thrust of this post is there appears to be an ongoing online debate about how science should be communicated by journalists and vice versa.  In many of these articles there are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8216;big pharma&#8217; really evil</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2012/01/13/is-big-pharma-really-evil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to two investigative journalists, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche withheld vital data about the effectiveness of its swine flu drug Tamiflu from scientists.
Read the full story here:
http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/01/12/pharma-company-hid-vital-data-on-tamiflu-scientists-claim/
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		<title>Social media reaches elusive demographic</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/12/19/social-media-reaches-elusive-demographic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting article in terms of using social media to reach a demographic and how to reach that elusive age group.
http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/258803/20111130/facebook-apps-bring-millions-new-young-readers.htm
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		<title>Shafer says embargoes stifle journalism</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/12/08/shafer-says-embargoes-stifle-journalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Shafer: Looking forward to taking a mallet to embargoes, not only the arts embargoes but the science, think tank, government, and academic embargoes. To hell with all of them.
See live chat here
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		<title>Mistakes in scientific studies surge</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/12/08/mistakes-in-scientific-studies-surge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting &#8230;.. on the problem of article retractions.  Offers watchdog site http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/
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		<title>There&#8217;s more to science than ridiculing fools</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/11/09/theres-more-to-science-than-ridiculing-fools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting article that raises the question, I think, of how well scientists understand media image or contextual analysis or cultural studies.
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		<title>Technology ousts another profession</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/09/16/technology-ousts-another-profession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will robots take over from journalists?
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		<title>Pressure for positive results puts science under threat, study shows</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/09/14/pressureforpositiveresults/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientific research may be in decline across the globe because of growing pressures to report only positive results, new analysis suggests.
A study by the University of Edinburgh examined more than 4,600 scientific research papers published between 1990 and 2007 and found a steady decline in studies in which the findings contradicted scientific hypotheses.
Papers reporting null [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Helix Events</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/09/08/double-helix-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CSIRO Education in Brisbane offers a great range of holiday and after-school science events for kids of all ages.
Kids can learn how to set up a scientific experiment, find out what makes a colour and how they can mix and change colours, program a robot to dance, build a spaghetti bridge and marshmallow tower, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garrett and Heath on sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.asc.asn.au/blog/2011/09/08/garrett-and-heath-on-sustainability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Queensland&#8217;s Chief Scientist Dr Geoff Garrett and Queensland Solar City community engagement manager Julie Heath will be joining us for drinks at this September&#8217;s get-together. The Theme of the night will be Sustainability in Queensland &#8211; Science and the Environment.
Dr Garrett was appointed Queensland Chief Scientist from January 2011, after 8 years as Chief Executive [...]]]></description>
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