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I had always thought that New Scientist is read by scientists wanting to keep up with developments in other fields, not their own. It therefore fulfills the valuable role of being informed but non- specialist. Regards Peter Green Director Development Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: +44 (0) 7866 727141 AlphaGalileo Foundation 175-185 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8UP United Kingdom AlphaGalileo: The online press centre for the latest in European research www.alphagalileo.org On 22 Nov 2006, at 08:29, Kat Arney wrote: > I think it depends whether the article is in your field of research or > not. Whenevr Nsci did articles on my field of research, it usuall > contained nothing much I didn't already know, so no need to go > chasing. > Also, you knew exactly who everyone was, and whose opinioons were > worth > listening to - "Will X change the way we view Y" - no, not if it's > Dr Z > saying it... > > Sorry to be a bit cynical. > Kat > > > -----Original Message----- > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julie Webb > Sent: 21 November 2006 19:45 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Does New Scientist help scientists? > > Hi Jennifer, > > Recently I found a New Scientist old article on Joe Griffin and 'human > givens' by Barbara Kiser (New Scientist, April 12th 2003). I found it > because I was looking at 'interview techniques' but became > interested in > the content as I was reading it. I then did a pubmed search on Griffin > to see how his methods were validated. Surprisingly I was not able to > find anything. The article only quotes his website. > > Perhaps I was looking in the wrong place, but I think it should not be > difficult to find the results if the techniques have been clinically > validated. Surely it is not too much to ask that someone who is going > to 'revolutionise' treatment for depression has published some > peer-reviewed work. New Scientist is taken seriously by non-scientists > and publication of this interview has validated the work to them. I'm > not so sure though and a bit disapointed with New Scientist. > > Hope this helps, > > Julie Webb > > > > > <html><div>___________________________________________________________ > __ > _____ > <BR><BR>Dr Julie C Webb <BR>37 Chapel Lane, <BR>Fowlmere, <BR>Cambs, > <BR>SG8 7SB <BR>01763 208345 <BR>mob: 07779 637904 > <BR><BR>______________________________________________________________ > __ > __</div></html> > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Jennifer Gristock <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: "psci-com: on public engagement with science" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PSCI-COM] Does New Scientist help scientists? > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:39:43 +0000 > > A quick question for all the scientists, engineers and > technologists on > the list... > > > Have you ever been prompted to do a journal article search, or > contact a > > scientist, in response to reading an interesting article in New > Scientist? > > I'm wondering if scientists ever read these, and look them up in > journals > for more information. > > If you have done this, please do tell. > > Best wishes > Jenny Gristock 01273 876711 > > ********************************************************************** > 1. 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