Noah Gray
Senior Editor at Nature
Senior Editor @ Nature who thinks neuroscience isn't exactly rocket science; it's more like brain surgery.
Psychology
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Few U.S. studies compare one drug to another. So the newest is not always the best... http://bit.ly/aUCj2d /via @ivanoransky
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Could amyloid-beta be a bacterial-killer in the brain gone astray?? http://bit.ly/bSirPq /via @NatureMedicine
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"In their current form, science blogs present a challenge rather than an opportunity for public engagement w/ science." http://bit.ly/bsasPj
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We're slower at processing touch-related words than words related to the other senses http://bit.ly/cgIfco #neuro
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We're slower at processing touch-related words than words related to the other senses http://bit.ly/cgIfco
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Not just for oxytocin. An intrinsic vasopressin system in the olfactory bulb is involved in social recognition http://bit.ly/bWECp1
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@girlscientist Because web pages are not OCD unless you tell them to be.
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Apple bans iPhone app that measures cell phone radiation. Yes, but is it accurate?? Does it even matter?? http://bit.ly/bLbI47 /via @mrgunn
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Early childhood obesity risks. We really really really need to design some decent trials to explore this better: http://bit.ly/cRmn41
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Cocaine overdose deaths increase slightly when the weather warms. Not so for other drugs http://bit.ly/auU3b7
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Cog benefits of depression: solving a problem that doesn't exist. Natural selection only cares how many children u have http://bit.ly/binBR9
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@davemunger Yes. I get the feeling that's how @j_timmer /Ars operates & I think it's fabulous. They're rarely first, but typically my fave!
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.@imascientist This criticism is old&tired. Scientist can be expert on 1 topic & *still* have an overview. Journo has overview, no expertise
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@davemunger Integrity starts at home. If other "news" sources run shoddy stories, then their reputation will plummet. SEE: Huffington Post.
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The volume of data favoring a glial role in neurotransmission is large. Yet so is the volume of data against. This debate won't make the NYT
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When a controversial theory is given hi profile status, it's not a leap to assume that many will see it as an authority http://bit.ly/aps4QO
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.@carlacasilli Or, as is becoming increasingly possible/considered, continue training the scientists to write. Boom. Cuts out the middleman.
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@davemunger I doubt NYT worries whether The Nat Enq is going to run "SHAMU IS THE FATHER OF MY TWIN DINO-BABIES." Integrity starts at home.
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@davemunger Outside help can allow the Ed. to decide whether enough scientific momentum has accumulated to present the story to the public.
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Or wouldn't commission the piece altogether.
