Science in the Media

The media, special interest groups and self-styled 'experts' are all notorious for misreporting scientific research, especially when there is a political (or profitable!) axe to grind. The level to which these people will stoop in order to distort the truth never ceases to amaze (and fascinate).

The following sites discuss such misrepresentations (and occasionally grind a few axes themselves).

David Colquhoun's Improbable Science page

John Brignell's Numberwatch website

The Bad Science website of Phil Plait, Kevin Lehmann and (founder) Alistair B Fraser:

Ben Goldacre's Bad Science web log

Sandy Szwarc's Junkfood Science web log