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Science writing update, September 2023 edition
Should we fear ultra-processed foods? Is BMI useless? Do strip clubs reduce sex crimes? And tons of links about bad science
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August 2023
Science writing update, August 2023 edition
Why I was right about the LK-99 "room-temperature superconductor" - plus all the usual updates and collected links
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July 2023
Announcing my new podcast: The Studies Show
In which Tom Chivers and I talk about a scientific controversy every week
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Science writing update, July 2023 edition
Anti-anti-misinformation; diet drinks on trial; scientists should git gud at debating; vaccinating bats; real aliens; and vaping... IN MICE. Plus lots…
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June 2023
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March 2023
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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January 2023
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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December 2022
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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November 2022
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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