by Andrew Maynard | Oct 30, 2009 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement, Recommended
As scientists, how we love to rail against the incompetence of the media. As self-proclaimed keepers of the truth, we decry – usually rather vocally – the misinterpretation and misuse of our precious studies. And as we commiserate together on the...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 23, 2009 | Emerging Technology
Here’s something I’ve been chewing over for the past few weeks: How do you capture succinctly the idea of developing innovative new approaches to identifying, assessing, managing and otherwise dealing with risks to human health? What I’ve ended up...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 15, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Rethinking Science & Technology
Part 8 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century Much to my embarrassment, I’ve just realized that it was over four months ago that I wrote the previous blog in this series – a series that was supposed to evolve over just a few weeks! Most...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 14, 2009 | Communication, Nanotechnology
Since when did peer review journals start to put press hits before published data? Scientific peer review journals are a cornerstone of modern science – providing an authoritative repository of scientific discovery that researchers and others can examine, test...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 11, 2009 | Communication, Engagement, Public Perception
Sunday morning breakfast – a croissant, a coffee, and a stress-free morning. But wait a minute… I wonder how healthy all that butter is? When did I last have my cholesterol levels checked? Were they high? Will my crisp, moist butter croissant push me...
