Century-Old Genetics Mystery of Mendel’s Peas Finally Solved
26th March 2026
Nature magazine is at the front of the pack in the New Scientific Journalism: First, they have to tell you how to respond to what they’re going to tell you, then they can actually give you the information—without, apparently, being conscious of the fact that quite often the data don’t support their conclusions.
I’m not sure whether this is related to Fembot Journalism, in which the writer (typically female) first has to relate a tear-jerking anecdote before describing whatever the subject is that you’re supposed to wring your hands over.