Originally posted (by me) on LinkedIn, December 9, 2014. “I just want to see the raw data! No interpretation, no massaging the numbers, just the raw data straight out of the instrument!” I sympathized with my non-scientist friend. She felt frustrated after reading a series of news items that began …
(Reprinted from Flying Lessons: verbal-aviation.blogspot.com) My year off is officially over. I’m still at home, but I’m actively looking for work. Maybe that will be a job in the conventional sense of the word, or maybe it will be a more creative way to bring in income. I’m not sure. …
Janet Raloff, a friend of mine and a senior editor at Science News, has weighed in on the topic of how scientists can communicate effectively with the public on divisive issues such as climate change. In her May 29 online article, Climate skepticism not rooted in science illiteracy, she reports …
