Charles Piller

And eventually, um, I broke through to a big newspaper job at the Los Angeles times where I did, uh, both, uh,

And eventually, um, I broke through to a big newspaper job at the Los Angeles times where I did, uh, both, uh,

reporting on news subjects and also a lot of investigative reporting and really had the benefit of working with world-class colleagues and editors who were able to help me hone my skills and be even more ambitious and try to do things that required the teams that a big news organization can provide. And that kind of got me on my way, and I have never looked back from there.

reporting on news subjects and also a lot of investigative reporting and really had the benefit of working with world-class colleagues and editors who were able to help me hone my skills and be even more ambitious and try to do things that required the teams that a big news organization can provide. And that kind of got me on my way, and I have never looked back from there.

Sure. Happy to do it. So Science Magazine is a scholarly journal, which is one of the hundreds, thousands of academic journals out there in the world that publish these kind of honestly, dense scientific articles with lots of references and a lot of technical terms. But it also has a journalism side of the magazine. So there's a scholarly article side and the journalism side.

Sure. Happy to do it. So Science Magazine is a scholarly journal, which is one of the hundreds, thousands of academic journals out there in the world that publish these kind of honestly, dense scientific articles with lots of references and a lot of technical terms. But it also has a journalism side of the magazine. So there's a scholarly article side and the journalism side.

And of course, I work for the journalism side of the book. And science is one of the most important and prestigious scholarly journals in the world. And so the benefit as a journalist of working there on scientific subjects is that my stories have the opportunity to have a lot of influence because the journal is so well respected, so well edited, and there's a trust factor.

And of course, I work for the journalism side of the book. And science is one of the most important and prestigious scholarly journals in the world. And so the benefit as a journalist of working there on scientific subjects is that my stories have the opportunity to have a lot of influence because the journal is so well respected, so well edited, and there's a trust factor.

The trust factor is that we know that if it's coming from this source, it's something that we know has been deeply researched and deeply reviewed by qualified people. And that, I think, is a leg up when you're talking about technical subjects that might challenge conventional wisdom about science, which is a lot of what I write about.

The trust factor is that we know that if it's coming from this source, it's something that we know has been deeply researched and deeply reviewed by qualified people. And that, I think, is a leg up when you're talking about technical subjects that might challenge conventional wisdom about science, which is a lot of what I write about.

Yes. Yeah, that's a pretty accurate representation of it, Dylan. I would just say that the topics of Science Magazine are extremely broad, everything from astrophysics to, as you say, cellular biology or genetics. And the journalism side is equally broad. Now, we have news reporters who cover events within the scientific community, new developments, important studies that might break new ground.

Yes. Yeah, that's a pretty accurate representation of it, Dylan. I would just say that the topics of Science Magazine are extremely broad, everything from astrophysics to, as you say, cellular biology or genetics. And the journalism side is equally broad. Now, we have news reporters who cover events within the scientific community, new developments, important studies that might break new ground.

And as you mentioned, science is an iterative process. It always is the next step in reaching a new plateau of knowledge, but it's almost never the final step of anything because there's always new knowledge to gain. And the scholarly journal tries to find those new things. And the journalism portion of the writes about their meaning and significance.

And as you mentioned, science is an iterative process. It always is the next step in reaching a new plateau of knowledge, but it's almost never the final step of anything because there's always new knowledge to gain. And the scholarly journal tries to find those new things. And the journalism portion of the writes about their meaning and significance.

And what I do exclusively is write investigative articles that ask deep questions about the reliability of certain kinds of scientific studies and the veracity of them. And so it's very important for science to also self-police. You can't have science be just accepting everything and not questioning anything. Science is all about questioning. Thank you.

And what I do exclusively is write investigative articles that ask deep questions about the reliability of certain kinds of scientific studies and the veracity of them. And so it's very important for science to also self-police. You can't have science be just accepting everything and not questioning anything. Science is all about questioning. Thank you.

And what I do is I take that to the next level. I dig deep and try to understand whether there are aspects of scientific research that require a second look for everyone's benefit.

And what I do is I take that to the next level. I dig deep and try to understand whether there are aspects of scientific research that require a second look for everyone's benefit.

Yeah. I mean, I think, um, look, this is science magazine. It's the bedrock of scientific research in many ways, a bedrock. And it's very respected by scientists all over the world. And so that gives it a degree of credibility in the scientific community that is very important. Now, by the same token, how that credibility is supported is to also be skeptical and question.

Yeah. I mean, I think, um, look, this is science magazine. It's the bedrock of scientific research in many ways, a bedrock. And it's very respected by scientists all over the world. And so that gives it a degree of credibility in the scientific community that is very important. Now, by the same token, how that credibility is supported is to also be skeptical and question.