science journalism

The journal Science publishes a weekly column in which scientists write about various challenges they have faced in their careers.

Note: This column was originally submitted and initially accepted for publication by an associate editor at the journal Science. After two months of work and nine revisions, it was spiked at the last moment by a senior editor.

Super Bowl LIV is coming up this Sunday. Since our staff is located in NYC, DC, and Seattle, we have no rooting interest in this game. We just hope it's a good one.

It's a new year, but we're the same old ACSH. While everyone else was out partying and celebrating, we were busy debunking junk and spreading the good word about science. This year is already off to a great start.

For Scientific American, the year 2019 will go down in history, but certainly not in the way the 174-year-old publication intended. After publishing at least two thoroughly unscientific and inept articles, SciAm has produced a third.

Thanksgiving Week is one of the craziest but funnest of the year. It's the perfect American holiday: Tons of tasty food on Thursday, insane shopping on Friday, and lots of football to watch in between naps.

This past weekend, we turned back our blocks an hour as Daylight Saving Time came to an end. Many people are sick of this, and several states have passed laws abolishing the practice.

Here's where we appeared in recent days.

It's official. Scientific American will publish absolutely anything.

The popular press regularly botches its science reporting.