Helen Pearson
@hcpearson
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Editor for @nature (views expressed here are my own), teacher at UCL. Science journalist, author, writing book about use of evidence across disciplines.
London
Joined March 2009
Having political leaders who are receptive to science is one essential ingredient for effective science advice. Another is having people who can deliver it well. This @nature editorial argues for training scientists in the art of science advice
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Politicians receptive to science are one essential ingredient for better science advice (obvs). Our survey also points to a need for: • More training for scientists • Advice that includes a wider range of views • Funders who reward science advice work
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Can AI help review the scientific literature? I investigated this for @nature AI tools are speeding up production of good quality reviews – which can otherwise take months to produce - but they could also lead to more inaccurate & misleading reviews.
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I wrote for @nature about the science of protests - do they work? Research says yes: protests can influence media coverage, public opinion, policy and voting.💪 More effective protests tend to be large, non-violent and with unified goals.
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One challenge for the #IPCC is the explosive growth of climate science ⬇️ A bank of #evidence syntheses could assess the science underlying each climate solution. These 'bundles of knowledge' could feed into the IPCC (2/2) @WWCS_summit
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My review of @geoffmulgan's illuminating book 'When Science Meets Power' for @ISSUESinST It explores the long & uneasy relationship between science and politics - and calls for bodies expert at providing govts with the right #evidence at the right time
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Enter @Nature’s Working Scientist photo competition, for images that showcase the work that scientists do. Winning photographers will have their work published in Nature, plus £500.
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RT @Magda_Skipper: Too few women are submitting research to Nature as corresponding authors. This week’s editorial looks at the data behind…
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RT @SBundell: Science video people - wanna do my job for a year? Making mini science docs for YouTube is very rewarding - from interviewin…
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RT @CarissaCWWong: Five of the world’s biggest carbon emitters are going to the polls in 2024 - what does this mean for climate change? R…
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Here's a story I wrote about 'How to find meaning in your science career'. I spoke with philosophers, economists and other social scientists about how researchers can find work that's worthwhile to them - and the world. (They all had different answers!) 👇
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RT @Richvn: The group behind the #openaccess #Plan_S launches a 'scholar-led' vision for science publishing: all open articles & peer revie…
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Fascinating reproducibility trial in ecology (preprint) in which over 200 scientists were given the same datasets and produced results with wildly varying effect sizes, depending on analysis they chose @Nature
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RT @lindanordling: I'm proud to share the first in a three-part series that I've been lead writer on for Nature Careers. The series reports…
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This seems a great initiative👇
🥁 Exciting news! Our Science Writers Database is ~officially~ live! It’s a free, public tool to help people in our global science writing community find one another and diversify their networks.
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