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New Report Highlights Divide between Scientists and Public

January 30, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, climate change, GMOs, science, science communication, science literacy | 23 comments

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Holding Accountable Those Who Sow Doubt About Vaccines

January 28, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science, science communication, vaccinations | 77 comments

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The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Spotlights Vaccine-Averse Behavior And Generates Media Herd Narrative

January 23, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science, science communication, vaccinations | 149 comments

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The Science Battle on Social Media

January 22, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science | 134 comments

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The Tricky Terrain for GMO Communication

January 16, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Uncategorized | 40 comments

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Uh Oh: Salon Is Scaremongering Again

January 14, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science, science literacy | 28 comments

In 2000, Salon asked, “Is your cell phone killing you?” Last year, editors there must have decided the verdict was in when they published this embarrassing piece entitled, “Your cellphone is killing you: What people don’t want you to know about electromagnetic fields.” Rather than waste my time explaining the egregious flaws in that article,…Continue Reading…

Why is the Crisis in Conservation Largely Ignored by Media?

January 9, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, conservation, conservation biology, ecology | 37 comments

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Standing with Charlie Hebdo and Against Extremism

January 8, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in extremism, Islam, Journalism, religion, satire | 8 comments

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When Ecology and Values Become Entangled

January 7, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in conservation, conservation biology, ecology, environmental history | 4 comments

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Conservation Biology at a Crossroads

January 6, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biodiversity, conservation, conservation biology, ecology | 11 comments

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