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Why Science Reporting Sucks →  October 1, 2010

Sometimes satire says a thousand times more than explanatory criticism every could. Martin Robbins lays out a scathing satire of most scientific journalism that, quite frankly, is spot on. Scientific reporting in mainstream media is abysmal. While major news outlets are not generally known for their ‘fair and balanced’ reporting in general, they surpass themselves [...]

Gizmodo Jumps the Shark →  April 21, 2010

Gizmodo bought an iPhone last week. Rumor has it they paid upwards of $5000 to $10,000 for this iPhone, which is a bit much, even by Apple’s pricey standards, but evidently the reason for this outrageous price was that this device is a pre-release version of Apple’s new fourth-generation iPhone that is to be released this June. The internet went wild.