Tag Archives: expertise

Even More Bad Medical Reporting

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Ryan Hoover

Or, more specifically, even more ideas for preventing bad medical reporting. A post by Mark Liberman over at UPenn hits at the topic of that last post, how to prevent bad reporting of medical news in the popular press. Liberman … Continue reading →

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Bad Medical Reporting?

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Ryan Hoover

On June 8, 2010, there was an opinion piece on cnn.com that hit at problems with medical research reporting in the popular press: Otis Browley: Bad medical writing hurts public health He rambles a bit in the piece, bouncing from … Continue reading →

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Diagnosis: Denialism

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Ryan Hoover

New Scientist has an opinion piece up that hits on an ongoing theme of this blog: communicating statistical science to the public. In summary, it argues that those who reject scientific ideas like evolution, global warming, vaccination, AIDS, and such … Continue reading →

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Forget the numbers?

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Ryan Hoover

Yet another post on what has become a near obsession of mine: how do experts communicate numbers to the public? I’m still working my way through the Intro to Psych class from MIT that motivated the last post. But this … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Experts

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Ryan Hoover

Our reliance on experts to guide our decisions in life places us in some very precarious situations. What is the role of communication in determining and resolving that precariousness? Continue reading →

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