http://www.blisstree.com/articles/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:21:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-531787 Autism Vox » Science and Scientific Controversy, Journalists and Parents Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:59:12 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/#comment-531787 [...] When it comes to reporting on autism, there is a serious gap between the mass media (which is far more interested in stories about environmental factors) and scientific research (which is focused much more on research on the brain, genetics, and behavior), as a study by Stanford researchers published in the February issue of Nature Reviews Neuroscience noted. [...] [...] When it comes to reporting on autism, there is a serious gap between the mass media (which is far more interested in stories about environmental factors) and scientific research (which is focused much more on research on the brain, genetics, and behavior), as a study by Stanford researchers published in the February issue of Nature Reviews Neuroscience noted. [...]

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-531334 Autism Vox » Cause and Cure: On the disconnect of science and junk science about autism Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:39:28 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/#comment-531334 [...] In light of that last sentence—-”Worse, much science is difficult to understand and many educators regard the expectation of intellectual effort in pupils as harassment”—recall the results from the Stanford study about what scientists are actually researching (41% on the brain and behavior) and what the media reports (48% on environmental causes of autism). Prof. Tallis urges us to overcome this disconect by continuing the hard work of challenging received ideas and too-evidence correlations; by looking “upstream” and being “tough on unreason and on the causes of unreason,” whether this involves theories about vaccines or TV, etc., causing autism. [...] [...] In light of that last sentence—-”Worse, much science is difficult to understand and many educators regard the expectation of intellectual effort in pupils as harassment”—recall the results from the Stanford study about what scientists are actually researching (41% on the brain and behavior) and what the media reports (48% on environmental causes of autism). Prof. Tallis urges us to overcome this disconect by continuing the hard work of challenging received ideas and too-evidence correlations; by looking “upstream” and being “tough on unreason and on the causes of unreason,” whether this involves theories about vaccines or TV, etc., causing autism. [...]

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-530629 Autism Vox » The Vaccine-Autism Urban Myth Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:30:11 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/#comment-530629 [...] Not science, but distrust—of “medicine, science, government and experts, a distrust that has little to do with scientific studies or expert opinions”—fuels anti-vaccine fervor. A just-published study by Stanford researchers highlights the disconnect between what science journalists report about autism (environmental causes for autism comprise 48% of their reporting) and what scientists actually study (brain and behavior research accounts for 41% of their research). [...] [...] Not science, but distrust—of “medicine, science, government and experts, a distrust that has little to do with scientific studies or expert opinions”—fuels anti-vaccine fervor. A just-published study by Stanford researchers highlights the disconnect between what science journalists report about autism (environmental causes for autism comprise 48% of their reporting) and what scientists actually study (brain and behavior research accounts for 41% of their research). [...]

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-530504 Kristina Chew, PhD Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:11:01 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/#comment-530504 On the one hand the article's thesis seems "obvious"; on the other hand, I have to wonder how aware of this "disconnect" the "general public" is. On the one hand the article’s thesis seems “obvious”; on the other hand, I have to wonder how aware of this “disconnect” the “general public” is.

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-530502 Joseph Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:43:34 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/of-birds-and-sheep-and-science-in-the-media/#comment-530502 The disconnect between the media and science seems to be fairly common in many areas of knowledge. I recently went to see Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" documentary and he pointed out the same thing. The disconnect between the media and science seems to be fairly common in many areas of knowledge. I recently went to see Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” documentary and he pointed out the same thing.

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