Science and activism are easily caught up in an ugly mix, especially in such an open space as the blogosphere. With the increasing attention for researchblogging.org, the people behind this initiative are now contemplating on how open it should be. I suggest a system for blog posts that is somewhat similar to a peer-reviewing process.
Science changes, as does the way scientists report on their work. Reading a 1971 article in Science, on attitudes towards induced abortion, I was truly amazed by the sheer amount of apparent activism that might have influenced the interpretation of the findings. Let’s have a look.
