Tagged: silencing science

Is science censored? - Mere Conjecture

Jack Auty • Aug 03, 2016 •

• academic publishing,
• botulism,
• censorship,
• gagging,
• government,
• politics,
• publishing,
• Science,
• silencing science,
• Water quality

There was a recent piece in New Zealand news about mass governmental censorship of scientists. Starting with apocalyptic images of the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident to instill fear, they painted a picture of mass governmental meddling with scientists reporting their results, with the clear insinuation that our lives could be at risk because of this censorship. To give … Read More

Silencing Science: in the long run, openness is the better strategy - Griffin's Gadgets

Peter Griffin • May 10, 2016 •

• risk communication,
• science communication,
• Science in Society,
• silencing science

The new book Silencing Science, by University of Auckland physicist Professor Shaun Hendy highlights some recent examples of where scientists have been missing in action when the public needed their knowledge and insights the most. I can personally relate to this. During the Fonterra botulism scare, the 2014 Yersinia outbreak and for periods in the wake of … Read More