John Bohannon | |
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.png) John Bohannon in Libya in 2007 | |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (PhD) |
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| Thesis | The role of the WSS operon in the adaptive evolution of experimental populations of Pseudomonas Fluorescens SBW25 (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Rainey |
| Website | www |
John Bohannon is an American science journalist and scientist who is Director of Science at Primer, an artificial intelligence company headquartered in San Francisco, California.[1] He is known for his career prior to Primer as a science journalist and Harvard University biologist,[3] most notably with his "Gonzo Scientist" online series at Science Magazine[4] and his creation of the annual "Dance Your PhD" contest.[5] His investigative journalism work includes:
- critiquing the Lancet surveys of Iraq War casualties (2006)[6][7]
- uncovering serious problems with the peer review process at a large number of journals that charge fees to authors (2013)[8][9]
- showing how uncritical mass media can become victims of claims made in fake scientific papers (2015)[10]
Bohannon is involved in the effective altruism movement. In July 2015 he became a member of Giving What We Can, an organization whose members pledge to give at least 10% of their income to effective charities.[11]
- ^ a b "Who We Are". Primer. Primer.ai. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "John Bohannon". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b "John Bohannon". Harvard University Program in Ethics & Health. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "The Gonzo Scientist". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Weingarten, Elizabeth (20 October 2011). "You Move Like a Sex-Crazed Fruit Fly". Slate. The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Bohannon, John (2006). "Epidemiology: Iraqi Death Estimates Called Too High; Methods Faulted". Science. 314 (5798): 396–397. doi:10.1126/science.314.5798.396. PMID 17053114. S2CID 21039672.
- ^ Burnham, G.; Roberts, L.; Bohannon, J. (2006). "A Debate over Iraqi Death Estimates". Science. 314 (5803): 1241b. doi:10.1126/science.314.5803.1241b. PMID 17124305. S2CID 206578274.
- ^ Bohannon, John (4 October 2013). "Who's Afraid of Peer Review?". Science. 342 (6154). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 60–65. doi:10.1126/science.342.6154.60. PMID 24092725.
- ^ Bohannon, John (2013). "Who's Afraid of Peer Review?". Science. 342 (6154): 60–65. doi:10.1126/science.342.6154.60. PMID 24092725.
- ^ Bohannon, John (27 May 2015). "I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here's How". io9. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Members". givingwhatwecan.org. Retrieved 2020-10-09.