Science blog awards recognise youth and experience

Suzi Gage, who is conducting research at 바카라사이트 University of Bristol into whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re is a link between recreational drug use and mental health problems in teenagers, shared 바카라사이트 2012 UK Science Blog accolade with David Colquhoun, emeritus professor of pharmacology at University College London.

The inaugural award, organised by 바카라사이트 in association with Soho Skeptics, received more than 100 entries from leading bloggers and was judged by top scientists and science writers, including Bad Science author Ben Goldacre and Mark Henderson, former science editor at The Times.

Ms Gage¡¯s Sifting 바카라사이트 Evidence blog focuses on research and ideas in 바카라사이트 field of epidemiology and public health, while Professor Colquhoun¡¯s blog, DC¡¯s Improbable Science, offers his investigations into ¡°dubious and dishonest science¡±.

Ms Gage said she was astounded and delighted to have won 바카라사이트 prize, saying that many of 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r nominees were ¡°바카라사이트 very people who inspired me to start blogging in 바카라사이트 first place.¡±

On his blog, Professor Colquhoun wrote that he was ¡°gobsmacked¡± to have been named joint winner. ¡°We must have been youngest and oldest entrants,¡± he said.

Science writer Simon Singh, who helped judge 바카라사이트 prize, said: ¡°It was hard to compare such a diverse range of blogs, on a wide variety of topics. Bloggers ranged from teenagers to emeritus professors, from doctors to astronomers. In 바카라사이트 end, it seemed fairest to recognise this diversity by splitting 바카라사이트 prize between two excellent bloggers.¡±

The judging criteria for 바카라사이트 blogs included scientific content, reach, influence, entertainment and frequency of posting. The winners received ?500 each.