Brains Matter

Nick Miller is the Health Editor for The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. Nick interviewed Simon Singh (who has appeared in episode 100 of Brains Matter), and was subsequently impacted by the English Libel laws.

Nick talks to me about this incident, and what he feels may need to be considered in terms of reforming those laws.

– How did the English laws impact him?
– What does this mean for the reporting of science and medicine in general?
– Are Australian libel laws similar to the UK ones?
– What should we do about this?

There is also a campaign underway to promote reform. You can find the Libel Reform Campaign website here

Nick’s entry that he mentioned in the interview.

Also featured in today’s episode is the listener of the episode (Shelagh R)

Download MP3 of Ep 103

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