🙃 I just spent 15 minutes writing to the editors of a major science news hub about their presentation of evolutionary theory. This is a bugbear of mine - evolution is *so* poorly reported on, and plays right into a lot of cultural ignorance - but...
I also realized I'm grouchy because the world's awfulness has kept me from writing more on scientific literacy in general.
Too much "politicians not listening to science" and "humans being shitty" as of late. Not enough wonder in the cosmos itself.
This, for instance, is the kind of explainer I enjoy being able to take my time with: a piece in February that explained why "dark energy" is a misnomer, and reflected on how the terms we use when reporting on science can massively impact broader understanding of key concepts in our cosmos.
I've also tackled the dangers of medical news reporting, and of course biology, but anything related to cosmology has my heart above all else.
Gotta lean into joy again soon!
https://onlysky.media/mclark/early-black-holes-simplify-the-question-of-dark-energy/
