{"id":842,"date":"2024-08-19T04:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T04:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/?p=842"},"modified":"2025-04-16T10:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:26:30","slug":"dont-trust-newscientist-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/dont-trust-newscientist-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t trust NewScientist magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NewScientist is a popular science magazine which indulges in some very bad journalism. This may be due to the fact that the company often hires freelance writers who are encouraged to narrativize their articles and use an eye-catching title. They do not require freelancers to have any particular qualifications in the subjects on which they write. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5eM17kkM3Uw\" title=\"\">This video<\/a> explains why I believe you should not trust NewScientist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Don&#039;t trust NewScientist magazine\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5eM17kkM3Uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/17\/sources-hypatia-of-alexandria-was-a-mystic-not-a-scientist\/\" title=\"\">Sources used for Hypatia of Alexandria<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/the-myth-of-witches-hallucinogens\/\" title=\"\">Sources used for the history of witches&#8217; flying ointments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/bibliography-correcting-mistakes-in-the-history-of-climate-change-1\/\" title=\"\">Sources used for the history of Eunice Foote<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/24\/myths-about-the-islamic-golden-age\/\" title=\"\">Sources used for the history of the Islamic Golden Age<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources on NewScientist &amp; pop history<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bradley, David. \u201cReview: A High Time Was Had by All.\u201d <em>New Scientist<\/em>, 22 January 1994. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg14119095-000-review-a-high-time-was-had-by-all\/\">https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg14119095-000-review-a-high-time-was-had-by-all\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brainard, Jeffrey. \u201cFake Scientific Papers Are Alarmingly Common.\u201d <em>Science<\/em>, 9 May 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/fake-scientific-papers-are-alarmingly-common\">https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/fake-scientific-papers-are-alarmingly-common<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coyne, Jerry. \u201cNew Scientist Blurbs Dumb Ideas about Evolution.\u201d <em>Why Evolution Is True<\/em>, 6 February 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/whyevolutionistrue.com\/2010\/02\/06\/new-scientist-blurbs-dumb-ideas-about-evolution\/\">https:\/\/whyevolutionistrue.com\/2010\/02\/06\/new-scientist-blurbs-dumb-ideas-about-evolution\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cNew Scientist Defends Bad Science.\u201d <em>Why Evolution Is True<\/em>, 9 November 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/whyevolutionistrue.com\/2010\/11\/09\/new-scientist-defends-bad-science\/\">https:\/\/whyevolutionistrue.com\/2010\/11\/09\/new-scientist-defends-bad-science\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Journalism, Knight Science. \u201cThe State of Fact Checking in Science Journalism.\u201d <em>Knight Science Journalism @MIT<\/em>, 12 September 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/ksj.mit.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/12\/fact-checking-report\/\">https:\/\/ksj.mit.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/12\/fact-checking-report\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Connell, Sanjida. \u201cJim Al-Khalili: Islam\u2019s House of Wisdom Will Rise Again.\u201d <em>New Scientist<\/em>, 13 January 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20527431-200-jim-al-khalili-islams-house-of-wisdom-will-rise-again\/\">https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20527431-200-jim-al-khalili-islams-house-of-wisdom-will-rise-again\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pullum, Geoffrey K. \u201cLanguage Log\u202f\u00bb Bad Science Reporting Again: The Eskimos Are Back.\u201d <em>Language Log<\/em>, 15 January 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu\/nll\/?p=4419\">https:\/\/languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu\/nll\/?p=4419<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robinson, Rebecca Anne. \u201cWhy Scientists Don\u2019t Always Read Pop Science Journalism &#8211; Titan.uio.no.\u201d <em>Titan.uio.no<\/em>, 9 March 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.titan.uio.no\/blogg\/women-in-astrophysics\/2021\/why-scientists-dont-always-read-pop-science-journalism.html\">https:\/\/www.titan.uio.no\/blogg\/women-in-astrophysics\/2021\/why-scientists-dont-always-read-pop-science-journalism.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simfish. \u201cIs New Scientist a Credible Source for Scientific Information?\u201d <em>Physics Forums: Science Discussion, Homework Help, Articles<\/em>, 6 March 2011. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physicsforums.com\/threads\/is-new-scientist-credible.478718\/\">https:\/\/www.physicsforums.com\/threads\/is-new-scientist-credible.478718\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweney, Mark. \u201cDaily Mail Owner Buys New Scientist Magazine in \u00a370m Deal.\u201d <em>The Guardian<\/em>, 3 March 2021, \u00a7 Business. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/mar\/03\/daily-mail-owner-buys-new-scientist-magazine-in-70m-deal\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/mar\/03\/daily-mail-owner-buys-new-scientist-magazine-in-70m-deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilkins, Alex. \u201cEunice Newton Foote: The Woman Who Discovered the Greenhouse Effect.\u201d <em>New Scientist<\/em>, 17 July 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2382758-eunice-newton-foote-the-woman-who-discovered-the-greenhouse-effect\/\">https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2382758-eunice-newton-foote-the-woman-who-discovered-the-greenhouse-effect\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHypatia.\u201d <em>New Scientist<\/em>, 8 March 2003. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg17723855-600-the-word-hypatia\/\">https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg17723855-600-the-word-hypatia\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPhysics Forums: Science Discussion, Homework Help, Articles.\u201d <em>Physics Forums: Science Discussion, Homework Help, Articles<\/em>, 28 June 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physicsforums.com\/\">https:\/\/www.physicsforums.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NewScientist is a popular science magazine which indulges in some very bad journalism. 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