NewsBlog: Gonzo journalism about cats? Posted by Kerry Grens [Entry posted at 26th July 2007 05:07 PM GMT] This week one of my sources sent me a recent newsletter from Allerca, a "lifestyle pets" company now headquartered in Delaware that claims to have developed hypoallergenic cats. I was interested to read a rant by the company's founder, Simon Brodie, about the "gonzo journalists" who "trumpeted absolute falsehoods and downright lies" regarding the company. I imagine Brodie might be referring to yours truly. Not because I lied in my... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Why is US citation share dropping? Posted by Kerry Grens [Entry posted at 20th July 2007 11:51 AM GMT] The National Science Foundation released two reports to the public this week that examine a puzzling trend: Why, during times of increasing investment in science, is the share of US publications dropping? As I reported in November of last year, US publication numbers plateaued from 1992 to 2002, and the global percentage of publications coming out of the US dropped from 38% in 1973 to 30% in 2003. Meanwhile, the report shows US academic... Click to continue Comment on this blog

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