Why is science important?

Frank Swain is a freelance journalist and creator of SciencePunk.com. He previously worked at Sense About Science, co-editing There Goes the Science Bit, a report investigating dodgy science claims in advertising, and working with Newsnight to publicise the pseudoscience behind the Brain Gym programme. He is ex-editor of the Liverpool Korovian, and has written for a number of other publications including the Guardian Science Blog, art-hipster mag Plastic Rhino, IET, and more. He has also appeared on national TV and radio to discuss scientific issues.