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alcohol, alltrials, cricket, exo, health journalism, into the silence, oral cancer, Peter Boghossian, prism podcast, repudiate, science, screening tests, sense about science, simon singh, taking the biscuit, tooth brushing
Caroline Finucane, Science Editor at NHS Choices in the UK, is our guest today.
Episode 20
Caroline Finucane
-Physiologist, health journalist and editor at www.nhs.uk
Discussion about Caroline’s history, journalism in health/science reporting, and the current state of attention grabbing headlines.
-sexing up articles.
-example: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/273533.php
Sense about Science – http://www.senseaboutscience.org/
-Ask for Evidence
Simon Singh vs BCA = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCA_v._Singh
Taking the Biscuit?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=take%20the%20biscuit
Tooth brushing and arthritis
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/02February/Pages/Gum-disease-may-be-linked-to-arthritis.aspx
Discussion about screening tests.
And a good article about the same: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/a-skeptical-look-at-screening-tests/
Oral cancer and alcohol?
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/alcohol
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22949102
E-Cig discussion
Suggestions from Caroline:
How to digest science/health articles?
-be skeptical
-does article have scientific support
-randomized trial?
-mouse or human?
-look at methodology (methods)
Beer – fail. 😉
Discussion about climbing.
The puzzle!
Highly recommend the book “Into the Silence” by Wade Davis.
Cricket flour protein bars!!
WOD: Repudiate – http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repudiate
Source: http://m.portlandmercury.com/portland/faith-no-more/Content?oid=5876950
Thanks again to Symphony of Science for the closing song.