Behold the global cream of science communications

I think if Australia were to step up into the 21st century in any kind of success, then we do need good science communication, education and participation.

Unfortunately, the ‘science communication’ establishment now are quite unscientific – politically motivated and immaturely conceived.

We are however, aware of these problems and it has been a focus of much discussion recently, what we do about it is another challenge entirely. But what I would invite those who are concerned enough to communicate science is that we teach – to our youth, and adults – the importance of the concept of the scientific method.

There’s a difference between science communication and funny factoids with pretty pictures. Why the confusion?

I have news for you Maddox, your site is not the best page in the Universe. Would you like to ship you a few tonnes of cheese to go with your whine?

I can understand why the page full of twitter nonsense was removed: it’s poorly formatted and is easily accessible through Twitter anyway. If it’s going on an ANU web site, you’d at least want to edit the messages into a document, if not produce a proper report of the proceedings. Twitter feeds are not a substitute for journalism.

But Maddox getting all uppity about IFLS making light of a subject? Maddox has no leg to stand on in that fight. His site is crap. Poorly formatted, poorly written, entirely based on emotive argument instead of facts: great for entertainment when you’re in a foul mood, but otherwise worthless.

I tried to read it but its just garbage and nonsense, what the F do all you twits do on twitter, do you think someone else gives a crap what you think

IFLS is just another silly fb page that has some good stuff on it sometimes.

Maddox uses the absolute worst and unintelligent kind of satire, and he is not even very good at it.

poetix said :

Hear that noise? That’s Darwin’s ghost groaning as he sees what depths ‘science communication’ now plumbs.

+1

I could write a book on this – ‘science communication’ has become a terrible, and not very scientific in it’s communication. And, it is getting worse.

Wat U talkin abut? Sciense is well wkd!!

I don’t understand – what’s so embarrassing about that? It’s not very interesting, I grant you. But embarrassing?

Gods! Who TF is Casey Hamilton? What a pity that idiocy isn’t a crime.

Hear that noise? That’s Darwin’s ghost groaning as he sees what depths ‘science communication’ now plumbs.