Thoughts on science in public

It is always interesting to read what others have to say about science writing. This is where we bring together some observations that we have come across.

Martin Rees

Science, communication and the media

One of the UK's leading astronomers, and no mean communicator himself, offers some personal views on science communication.

Clive Cookson and Pat Bateson

Off the rails?

More a discussion than a personal view, this article from the magazine Science and Public Affairs certainly presents two different sets of opinions on science writing. as the magazine bills it: "Pat Bateson and Clive Cookson, Science Editor of the Financial
Times, spar over guidelines for science and medical journalists."

Michael Kenward

The perils of the internet

This one is really here to make the cupboard look less bare. It is the full text of the talk that I had to shred, because it was too long, when asked to pontificate at the WCSJ (see here) about the impact of the internet on science journalism.