If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve heard me say before that I’m not a science blogger. However, over the weekend, I authored a guest post that was not merely science blogging but also blogging on a peer-reviewed publication. I wasn’t thinking about it at the time, but it was an opportunity to apply some of my thoughts regarding my upcoming session on Trust and Critical Thinking for ScienceOnline, which seeks ideas on how to report science in a way that teaches readers to interact with information skeptically.
Given that, I thought I’d capture what I set out to do in my post. Mind you, all these strategies involve modeling critical thinking. I have no data on how effective modeling may be, but it’s the best idea I have right now and it’s fairly easy to do as a writer.
Stephanie Zvan is one of the hosts for the Minnesota Atheists' radio show and podcast, Atheists Talk. She serves on the board of Secular Woman. She speaks on science and skepticism in a number of venues, including science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Stephanie has been called a science blogger and a sex blogger, but if it means she has to choose just one thing to be or blog about, she's decided she's never going to grow up. In addition to science and sex and the science of sex, you'll find quite a bit of politics here, some economics, a regular short fiction feature, and the occasional bit of concentrated weird.
Oh, and arguments. She sometimes indulges in those as well. But I'm sure everything will be just fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.
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2 thoughts on “Trust and Critical Thinking in Science Reporting: A Case Study”
Will the Trust and Critical Thinking talk be recorded and uploaded for all to hear? After reading who all will be speaking, it sounds like it's going to be an interesting listen.
Barring glitches or identities that need to be protected, all sessions are to be recorded, streamed where possible, and uploaded later. Since we don't have anyone with secret identities on the panel, ours should definitely be available.
Will the Trust and Critical Thinking talk be recorded and uploaded for all to hear? After reading who all will be speaking, it sounds like it's going to be an interesting listen.
Barring glitches or identities that need to be protected, all sessions are to be recorded, streamed where possible, and uploaded later. Since we don't have anyone with secret identities on the panel, ours should definitely be available.