Regular items: December 2012


British Science Association news: Height of fashion [1]


Government news: Digital by default [2]


Shorts [3]


Spat: Should we send astronauts to Mars? [4]


Two views: How accurate is science journalism? [5]


Exchange: Awards and public engagement [6]


Correspondence: Is there a science communication community? [7]


Correspondence: Ethical engagement [8]


Open Space: Stop being frightened [9]


STEM in parliament: Lords Reform was a distraction [10]


Sounding off: Political affiliation predicts scientific opinion [11]