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Dr Jon Brock
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Breaking barriers for researchers with disabilities
Breaking barriers for researchers with disabilities
Q&A with Justin Yerbury, Professor of Neurodegenerative Disease at Wollongong University
Jon Brock
Feb 26, 2021
“The radical idea is that someone with a disability can be an exceptional academic”
“The radical idea is that someone with a disability can be an exceptional academic”
In conversation with Dr Bonnielin Swenor on the challenges facing researchers with disabilities
Jon Brock
Feb 11, 2021
AUDIO: How can scientists and journalists combat “alternative” facts?
AUDIO: How can scientists and journalists combat “alternative” facts?
Ketan Joshi, Heather Catchpole, Lucinda Beaman, and Amy Coopes discuss the misinformation problem in science media
Jon Brock
Jul 3, 2019
Can gut bacteria cause autism (in mice)?
Can gut bacteria cause autism (in mice)?
High profile study claims mice show “autism-like” behaviour. But does the evidence stack up?
Jon Brock
Jun 13, 2019
“It’s not a replication crisis. It’s an innovation opportunity”
“It’s not a replication crisis. It’s an innovation opportunity”
Talking with Australian cancer researcher Glenn Begley about reproducibility and the meaning of failure in science
Jon Brock
Dec 16, 2018
Can blockchain put the trust back into science?
Can blockchain put the trust back into science?
Frankl reports from the first international Blockchain for Science Conference in Berlin
Jon Brock
Nov 20, 2018
Science’s two reproducibility problems
Science’s two reproducibility problems
Talking to Lenny Teytelman of Protocols.io about reproducible methods, cancer biology, and whether science is in crisis
Jon Brock
Oct 21, 2018
Eight take-aways from the first Australasian Open Science conference
Eight take-aways from the first Australasian Open Science conference
This week saw Australia’s first open science conference hosted by the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
Jon Brock
Sep 28, 2018
GABA, autism, and the correlation that wasn’t there
GABA, autism, and the correlation that wasn’t there
Imaging study claims that neurotransmitter action is reduced in autism but the evidence doesn’t hold up
Jon Brock
Aug 17, 2019
Autism biomarkers — not ready for market
Autism biomarkers — not ready for market
$2000 test claims to identify babies at risk of autism based on analysis of the placenta
Jon Brock
Aug 17, 2019
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