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Science writing update, April 2023 edition
Social media and mental health; ice baths; hungry judges debunked; dodgy parenting advice; and do science and politics mix? Plus even more interesting…
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Science writing update, March 2023 edition
Here's the best of what I've written recently - and some other interesting links
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Science Fictions has moved to the i
I hope you'll come and join me at the newsletter's new home
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Science isn't storytelling
An article with dreadful advice for scientists reminds us that not everyone has learned the lessons from the replication crisis
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Identical twins aren't *that* identical
A lawsuit about cheating on an exam reveals some weird misconceptions about twins - perpetrated by those who should know better
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Does watching pornography cause erectile dysfunction?
Erections! Pornography! And now that I have your attention, this is an article about erections and pornography
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The NIH's misguided genetics data policy
Banning scientists from using data to research certain topics is a bad move for all sorts of reasons
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