Policy: Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims

Science and policy have collided on contentious issues such as bee declines, nuclear power and the role of badgers in bovine tuberculosis. Calls for the closer integration of science in political decision-making have been commonplace for decades. However, there are serious problems in the application of science to policy — from energy to health and environment to education. One suggestion to improve matters is to encourage more scientists to get involved in politics. Perhaps we could teach science to politicians? In this context, we suggest that the immediate priority is to improve policy-makers' understanding of the imperfect nature of science. To this end, we suggest 20 concepts that should be part of the education of civil servants, politicians, policy advisers and journalists — and anyone else who may have to interact with science or scientists. We are not so naive as to believe that improved policy decisions will automatically follow. Differences and chance cause variation. Related: "Modern" Psychology

Biomedical Ephemera, or: A Frog for Your Boils — I don't want to interrupt this height party, but what are your thoughts on Phineas Gage? 2013 Winners We’ve been through hell and high water to bring you the best and brightest of the data viz world in 2013 for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards. Many hours of cogitation, digestion and deliberation have been spent and now here they are, all of our glorious winners on one uber-long scrolling page. Congratulations to all our winners. Now sit back and marvel! Data Visualization Gold Nobels, no degreesGiorgia Lupi, Simone Quadri, Gabriele Rossi, Davide Ciuffi, Federica Fragapane, Francesco Majno Giorgia Lupi, Simone Quadri, Gabriele Rossi, Davide Ciuffi, Federica Fragapane, Francesco Majno This visualization explores the story of Nobel prizes through years.Visualized for each laureate are prize category, year the prize was awarded, and age of the recipient at the time, as well as principal academic affiliations and hometown. Silver How to win an OscarChristian Tate Christian Tate Bronze emoto InstallationMoritz Stefaner, Drew Hemment, Studio NAND

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Will Hall at Unitarian Church Vancouver Canada March 2012 - Transcript | Madness Radio My friend Irit Shimrat of Vancouver Canada, author of Call Me Crazy: Stories From The Mad Movement, transcribed the talk I gave at Unitarian Church in Vancouver last March. You can read the entire transcript here, thanks Irit! Will Hall, March 16 On the evening of March 16, 2012, the Adult Education Program at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver hosted the first of several events featuring Will Hall. Stephen: Welcome to an extraordinary evening and also a fabulous weekend. This year, at the Unitarian Church, we are focusing on promoting emotional, mental and physical well-being. Which leads me into introducing our evening’s speaker. [applause] Thank you so much, Stephen, for that nice introduction, and thank you, everybody, for coming out. I want to welcome all the different roles that are here. One of the things that often happens when I give talks is that people look at me and think, “Gosh, he doesn’t look schizophrenic!” [five minutes of discussion within audience] [laughter] And I did.

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