Source Evaluation Assignment

Articles for Evaluation:

1. Lynn Dicks, "Bees, lies and evidence based policy," Nature 494, no. 7437 (2013): 283-283.
https://www.nature.com/articles/494283a

2. Jon Entine, "Bee deaths reversal: As Evidence Points Away From Neonics As Driver, Pressure Builds To Rethink Ban," Forbes, February 5, 2014.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2014/02/05/bee-deaths-reversal-as-evidence-points-away-from-neonics-as-driver-pressure-builds-to-rethink-ban/

3. Tapparo, Andrea, Daniele Marton, Chiara Giorio, Alessandro Zanella, Lidia Soldà, Matteo Marzaro, Linda Vivan, and Vincenzo Girolami. "Assessment of the environmental exposure of honeybees to particulate matter containing neonicotinoid insecticides coming from corn coated seeds." Environmental Science & Technology 46, no. 5 (2012): 2592-2599.

Scenario:

Imagine you are an aide working for a legislator. The legislator is concerned about the environmental ramifications of widely used neonicotinoid pesticides and would like more information before making a policy decision regarding whether the pesticides should be restricted. Because the legislator's decision affects a large number of people, it is essential that you provide relevant, recent, scientifically valid information that comes from experts in the field. You don't have a lot of time to generate your report so you must act fast in deciding if a source should be examined further or ignored.

Criteria	Article 1: Assessment of environmental exposure...	Article 2: Bees, lies and evidence based policy	Article 3: Bee deaths reversal...
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Is the publication peer reviewed?
Is the article peer reviewed? (Hint: look at the type of article)
First author & credentials (Current position, degrees, etc.)