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Simon Oxenham

@simoxenham

Unapologetically outspoken critic of bad science journalism and bad science in psychology and neuroscience.

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Jul 5, 2018, 3:23 PM UTC

ASMR Has Real Physiological Effects According To New Study

If you’ve stumbled upon the incredibly bizarre but wildly popular world of autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos on Youtube, you’ll have probably wondered whether the strange tingling ef…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Jun 28, 2018, 4:06 PM UTC

The “Pit of Despair Experiment” Trump is Recreating

Trump has offered immigrant families a Harlowesque choice In the 1970’s, psychologist Harry Harlow ran an experiment that should never have been conducted but it seems our society needs to be reminde…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Jun 9, 2018, 8:24 AM UTC

England doesn’t know it yet, but it should be celebrating a major victory

Enemies of intellectual dishonesty in public discourse, rejoice! This week Paul Dacre, editor of the UK’s best selling newspaper, the Daily Mail, announced he will step down as editor of the publicat…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham May 24, 2018, 2:19 PM UTC

r/science admins admit routinely deleting top posts

Reddit’s science subreddit is the undisputed front page of popular science on the internet. The subreddit introduces millions of people to high-quality science content on a daily basis, as posts on r…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham May 3, 2018, 5:41 PM UTC

Looking Out For Friends

A few days ago I lost a best friend. He died far too young. I will always regret not doing more to help him and be there for him through his internal struggles. I have no more that I want to say here…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Apr 26, 2018, 12:01 PM UTC

How Blockchains Could Fix Science

I began this series by saying: I have a dream for science on Steem. If you haven’t already guessed by now, my dream is for a decentralised, blockchain-based, scientific journal run democratically by…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Apr 25, 2018, 12:07 PM UTC

Why Science Blogging Needs Saving

You would never guess from reading the newspaper, but much of the very best investigative science journalism today actually originates from blogs. Science blogs serve as an intersection between journ…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Apr 24, 2018, 12:10 PM UTC

What Is Steem and Why Do I Think It Could Be Revolutionary?

Around a couple of years ago, after several years of science blogging and watching the demise of blog network after blog network, I took the decision to stop blogging and move into science journalism…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Apr 23, 2018, 12:07 PM UTC

I Have a Dream for Science on Steem

Hello Steemit, thank you for welcoming me into your blockchain tribe! I’m fairly new here, but I’ve been observing this blockchain for some time and having seen its potential, I’ve decided to move my…

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Simon Oxenham
@simoxenham Apr 22, 2018, 7:20 PM UTC

A Quick Heads Up

I'm starting an exciting new #science #academic #publishing #blockchain #crypto project tomorrow at 1PM BST (8AM EDT) Watch this space!

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