Mark Buchanan

Mark Buchanan is a physicist and science writer. He is the author of several popular science books and writes a monthly column for Bloomberg View on the physics of finance. Buchanan was formerly an editor with the international scientific journal Nature, and later New Scientist. His work often focuses on the intersection of science and policy, particularly in relation to climate change.

Biography:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Buchanan

94%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

85%

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  • In the article 'Hurricane Otis: Climate Change Makes 'Nightmare Scenario' More Likely', the author's opinion on the need for better predictive models could be perceived as a bias towards certain scientific approaches.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Hurricane Otis and the Role of Climate Change in Rapid Storm Intensification

Broke On: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 Hurricane Otis underwent rapid intensification, escalating from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm in less than a day. Climate scientists attribute the increasing trend of rapid hurricane intensification to warmer ocean temperatures caused by climate change. While climate change contributes to the frequency and intensity of hurricanes, it is not the sole cause of such weather events.