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 […]
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 […]
Queensland’s Chief Scientist Dr Geoff Garrett and Queensland Solar City community engagement manager Julie Heath will be joining us for drinks at this September’s get-together. The Theme of the night will be Sustainability in Queensland – Science and the Environment.
Dr Garrett was appointed Queensland Chief Scientist from January 2011, after 8 years as Chief Executive […]
For all the latest news from the South East Queensland Science Communicators visit: http://tiny.cc/oo2wz
The media scene has changed, and so has the role of the media release. But what is the new role, and how can science make the best use of them?
ASC QLD’s first writing workshop for 2011 will teach you how to:
How to identify the most important and interesting thing in the story, the essential […]
“You can now download the final 2011 Science Communication Conference report packed with all the case studies, break-out discussions and learning points from the two days.” Amy Lothian, Science in Society Officer, British Science Association
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Top scientist says extreme weather not linked to global warming. Is this a story taken out of context? A sceptic promoting an agenda? An anti carbon tax initiative? I would be interested to hear how climate change communicators address these types of messages?
http://www.littleurl.net/cd7
The conversation is doing a great job of following the Murdoch debacle. See this story and other commentary http://www.littleurl.net/850214
Interesting transcript, giving, I believe, some insight into what we can expect from our chief scientist. What do you think?
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2011/s3251029.htm
And some more insight here: http://theconversation.edu.au/ian-chubb-this-is-not-the-office-of-the-chief-climate-change-scientist-1982
Maybe you need to work in a factory to understand this one? http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2774928.html