Category Archives: Science

Reinterpretation of Data

Posted on 19/03/2020 by Jon Butterworth

Good data can be interpreted many ways. (So can bad data of course, but that’s boring.) This is not a comment on any recent epidemiology modelling, though I suppose there may be some issues in common. Here in my little … Continue reading →

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The science stories that shaped 2019

Posted on 23/12/2019 by Jon Butterworth

In the Observer, with a contribution from me.

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Book Shambles

Posted on 07/12/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I did a Book Shambles with Robin Ince and Josie Long, which you can hear here. Hear hear. Ostensibly we were discussing “A Map of the Invisible”, though it starts with me denying the allotment allegation, and pretty much shambles … Continue reading →

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Cease using the phrase “Standard Model” for a theory we know to be incorrect.

Posted on 13/11/2019 by Jon Butterworth

Things James Wells writes are usually worth reading, and this is no exception. Highly recommended to anyone (like me) who is thinking a lot about the current state, and future, of particle physics. Or who is just interested in how … Continue reading →

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