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New Report Highlights Divide between Scientists and Public

January 30, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, climate change, GMOs, science, science communication, science literacy | 23 comments

https://ballymenachamber.co.uk/?p=v703nib Last year, the late night talk show host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel added some levity to the contentious GMO debate. He went to a Los Angeles farmers market and asked passerby to define GMO. The responses were hilarious and perhaps revealing. Of course, this was a comedy skit, so make what you will of the ignorance… https://www.mdifitness.com/80xa2rjo Continue Reading…

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Uh Oh: Salon Is Scaremongering Again

January 14, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science, science literacy | 28 comments

In 2000, Salon asked, “Is your cell phone killing you?” Last year, editors there must have decided the verdict was in when they published this embarrassing piece entitled, “Your cellphone is killing you: What people don’t want you to know about electromagnetic fields.” Rather than waste my time explaining the egregious flaws in that article,… Cheap Zolpidem Online Continue Reading…

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What is the Best Way to Combat Confirmation Bias?

August 12, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, fracking, GMOs, science, science journalism, science literacy, wind turbines | 29 comments

https://www.scarpellino.com/so6zwu3 If I was 20 years younger and participated in a certain body art trend, I might have a tattoo inscribed on my forearm that said something like this: Confirmation bias MT @jayphilips: “The assumptions you start with dictate the conclusions you arrive at.” @james_christie #CAST2014 — Josh Meier (@moshjeier) August 12, 2014 As the Skeptics… Continue Reading…

What's More Important: Science Literacy or News Literacy?

February 1, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Journalism, news literacy, science, science journalism, science literacy, select | 6 comments

That’s not really a fair question, because they’re both vital. But if I was the administrator at a university and a foundation offered me funding to establish a program curriculum for one or the other–which would result in a mandatory class for all in-coming freshmen–I would choose news literacy. I’ll explain why in a minute…. https://hazenfoundation.org/4jsvamls6 Continue Reading…