“Better to get your news directly from the President. In fact, it might be the only way to get the unvarnished truth.” Republican Rep. Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Get our facts from a man who has repeatedly, contrary to the large body of scientific …
Twenty-first century journalism needs to shape up. It’s no surprise to anyone at Momma Data that the news hasn’t been behaving well lately. No less than Harvard’s Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy has lamented the poor behavior: And then there is the rise of ubiquitous, frequently bald-faced, misinformation and …
Even Harvard-educated heart surgeons indulge in pseudoscience from time to time. Sometimes they get away with it and sometimes they don’t. Just ask Dr. Mehmet Oz, the 2014 Emmy Award-winning talk show host and sometimes heart surgeon who recently testified before a Senate subcommittee on dietary supplements – “magic beans” …
Consider it a gift this holiday season, the appearance of a nuanced children’s health article on the front page of the New York Times. It tops the news heavy-weight’s Most Emailed list today too with over a 1,200 comments and counting. The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder. It’s a multi-page …
Today’s post is part of the Carnival of Evidence-Based Parenting. The theme, transition to parenthood, makes me sentimental even though I’ve been a parent for 12 years. This month Jessica Smock hosts the carnival on her blog School of Smock. Check out the links to the other posts there. You can catch us on Facebook …