Tagged: satire

Friday fare - Code for life

Grant Jacobs • Oct 08, 2010 •

• cartoon,
• epigenetics,
• prize,
• satire,
• science communication

Time for the weekly round-up of lighter fare. Ancient Greece is a (Grecian) myth The Onion puts out the odd gem, such as this report of an announcement that historians have entirely fabricated ancient Greece. Here’s an excerpt to get you started: The group acknowledged that the idea of a sophisticated, flourishing society existing in … Read More

If Doctors Used Climate Science… - MacDoctor

Jim McVeagh • Dec 05, 2009 •

• Climate Science,
• global warming,
• medicine,
• satire,
• Sciblogs,
• Society

If you have ever wondered what it would be like if professionals from other disciplines started using the peculiar logic used by climate scientists in their research, wonder no more. Tom Naughton on his eponymous blog gives us If Climate “Researchers” Became Doctors “Step up on the scale, Mr. Naughton.” “Sure, Doctor. I’m looking forward to seeing this [...] Related … Read More