by Andrew Maynard | Dec 1, 2014 | Risk, Science Communication, Toxicology
Products with the label “BPA-free” have become ubiquitous on store shelves in recent years. It’s a trend that has been driven by consumer concerns that the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, may be harmful at low doses. Yet a recent study suggests that...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 3, 2014 | Communication, Risk, Risk Bites, Science Communication
Between now and the end of the year, we’re aiming to reach 10,000 subscribers on the Risk Bites YouTube channel, and we need your help. To find out how, click here or check out the #RiskBites10k hashtag on Twitter Otherwise, keep on reading to find out more....
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 2, 2014 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Science Communication, Synthetic Biology
Back in August, I gave a talk on colored poop and other “tales of technological derring do” at the Ann Arbor We Make Health Fest. Videos and photos from the day are now available over on the Health By Design website. Here’s my talk – it draws...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 23, 2014 | Communication, Science Communication
Anyone can blog about science. But it takes effort and diligence to blog well. When I was teaching the Mind The Science Gap blogging course at the University of Michigan, it became clear early on that, no matter how enthusiastic or knowledgeable you are, there...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 15, 2014 | Communication, Science Communication
In an analysis of recent news releases from the top ten US universities, only 59% of them provided links to the peer review paper they were written about. Over 30% did not cite the paper. And less than 10% of the releases used DOI links to the peer reviewed paper....
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 11, 2014 | Communication, Science Communication
This Friday my class of second year Environmental Health Science Master of Public Health students are going to get my admittedly quirky annual lecture on crating poster presentations. Quirky, because I’m a little obsessive about the importance of story telling...
