Michael Slezak

Journalist, blogger and philosophy teacher.

Some recent work


»» News ««

Hypochondria burden on general practice, Australian Doctor, 4 May 2010
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Botox serves an ace for tennis elbow, Australian Doctor, 28 April 2010
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Researcher closes in on freezing conundrum, ABC Science Online, 8 April, 2010
(Also on Discovery News.)

Fighting an earworm makes it worse: studyABC Science Online, 18 December, 2009

Study finds secret to retirees’ happinessABC Science Online, 18 November, 2009

Physicists detect ‘magnetricity’ABC Science Online, 22 October, 2009

Forget foreplay, size does matter: studyABC Science Online, 14 September, 2009
(Also on ABC News Online.)

Doubt cast on cannabis, schizophrenia linkABC Science Online, 1 September, 2009
(Also on ABC News Online and CBC News Online.)

[PDF] Diacetylmorphine improves outcome in refractory opioid addictionPsychiatry Update, 27 August, 2009

Bendy, stretchy iPods on the cardsSBS World News Online, 25 August, 2009

Anti-psychosis drugs ‘may fight cancer’SBS World News Online, 24 August, 2009


»» Analysis or Opinion ««

BMJ punks journalists for a christmas laugh, On Line Opinion, 5 January, 2010

Blair fails Philosophy of Science 101, Pure Poison, 4 January, 2010

#Nuttsack sparks debate about science and societyCrikey, 13 November, 2009

The science of Chinese whispers gone wrongCrikey, 5 November, 2009

Is quantum mechanics messing with your memory? The Guardian Online, 27 August, 2009
(Republished on various websites including 3quarksdaily.)


»» Features or Reviews ««

More than one shade of darkness, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 August, 2010

Blue genes, Australian Doctor, 16 June, 2010

When science took a long, light look at itselfSydney Morning Herald, 29 October, 2009

[PDF] Theatre Review: ‘Avenue Q’The South Sydney Herald, September, 2009

The Vice Chancellor Wants to be My Facebook FriendNew Matilda, 11 August, 2009


»» Media Mentions ««

I predict no riot, by Rima Sabina Aouf, Concrete Playground, 10 May, 2010

Serious business of being happy, by Claire Harvey, The Daily Telegraph, 1 March, 2009


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