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Frustrating but important perspective by @PeterHotez:
"The phenomenon of red Covid was not a random occurrence but instead an expected outcome of predation linked to extremist politics"
Read in full:
A few thoughts follow 🔽
faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fb…
"The phenomenon of red Covid was not a random occurrence but instead an expected outcome of predation linked to extremist politics"
Read in full:
A few thoughts follow 🔽
faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fb…
In this perspective, Dr. Hotez offers some insights on the topics I have been writing & talking about, namely the #weaponization of conspiracy #myths by political actors to attack unwelcome scientific authority in public discourse.
He first outlines the damage: Needless deaths
He first outlines the damage: Needless deaths
How could it have come so far?
For Dr. Hotez, part of that answer lies with anti-science messaging from political elites; how else does one explain the "red covid" phenomenon?
Furthermore, there has been no course correction by political elites. If anything, they doubled down
For Dr. Hotez, part of that answer lies with anti-science messaging from political elites; how else does one explain the "red covid" phenomenon?
Furthermore, there has been no course correction by political elites. If anything, they doubled down
Scientists only know how to fight #fictions with facts
And that is a dramatic #disadvantage on social media
My latest article is on the #asymmetric power that keeps the #lableak conspiracy myth alive despite mounting scientific evidence against it
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protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-tw…
And that is a dramatic #disadvantage on social media
My latest article is on the #asymmetric power that keeps the #lableak conspiracy myth alive despite mounting scientific evidence against it
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protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-tw…
In the article, I explain why every time a new scientific report from experts comes out on the origins (like today 🔽), a social media machinery kicks into gear to defame & #harass scientists, push counter-narratives & #poison the infosphere
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This is no coincidence, but the inevitable outcome of our broken info sphere & #epistemic crisis.
A crisis where people lose the ability to assess what is real or true.
See, #information has a special function in society it does not only inform our choices and beliefs...
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A crisis where people lose the ability to assess what is real or true.
See, #information has a special function in society it does not only inform our choices and beliefs...
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A thread of key points from new book Shattering Inequities by Robin Avelar la Salle & Ruth S Johnson of @OrendaEd A must-read for anyone interested in #equity & #disadvantage in #education
E 1. Moral imperative. Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets. Every child deserves premium education that currently only some experience. Every educator has moral obligation to help most vulnerable students receive the best education available anywhere.
Equity Concepts: The Inevitability Assumption - mistaken belief that demographics determine destiny. The Normalisation of Failure - when lack of success of a group is tacitly accepted; failure is normalised in school culture.
