Evaluating Science Reports in Newspapers

Here is an excellent set of tips on how to evaluate newspaper headlines.  If you've just been scared by an article that says "x causes cancer" or curious about "miracle cure for y", then follow the suggestions here to work out if x is really likely to be dangerous, or if y may have been blown out of all proportion.

The link, of course, came via Ben Goldacre's excellent blog, which has an LJ feed.

Maybe, someday, when I've managed to get out of running big conventions, I'll run a totally self-indulgent little baby convention and have Ronald Hutton and Ben Goldacre as my guests.

But until that day happens, I'm still happy to say that Ben Goldacre will be one of the guest speakers at Odyssey 2010.