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#BlackLivesMatter Information flow in bio, society, & science. Book *Calling Bullshit*: http://tinyurl.com/y7ekfkhx  I love crows and ravens. he/him

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    1. Matt Ridley‏Verified account @mattwridley Apr 13

      Matt Ridley Retweeted Ian Birrell

      "Science, like journalism, should always follow the trail of evidence to wherever it leads". Fine article on how amateur sleuths have shamed both scientists and journalists by investigating the origin of the virus.https://twitter.com/ianbirrell/status/1381858824424980480 …

      Matt Ridley added,

      Ian Birrell @ianbirrell
      The Covid dissidents taking on China and the scientific establishment - my ⁦@unherd⁩ article on a group of internet sleuths who challenged the consensus on origins of the pandemic https://unherd.com/2021/04/the-covid-dissidents-taking-on-china/ …
      5 replies 53 retweets 162 likes
      Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom Apr 13
      Replying to @mattwridley

      Carl T. Bergstrom Retweeted Carl T. Bergstrom

      The whole story about closed-minded scientists refusing to acknowledge the possibility of the laboratory escape is a complete straw man. When I wrote the following a year ago it was not particularly controversial among my colleagues. What’s your agenda in promoting this rubbish?https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1250827416232062976 …

      Carl T. Bergstrom added,

      Carl T. BergstromVerified account @CT_Bergstrom
      There is strong evidence that the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus is NOT an engineered bioweapon. That said, it's important to be upfront that we do not have sufficient evidence to exclude entirely the possibility that it escaped from a research lab doing gain of function experiments.
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        2. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom Apr 13
          Replying to @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          Carl T. Bergstrom Retweeted Carl T. Bergstrom

          This was April 2020.https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1250827417066692608 …

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          Carl T. BergstromVerified account @CT_Bergstrom
          I don't think that lab escape is the most likely origin for the virus. Direct zoonotic origin seems far more plausible. And the evidence for lab escape has been circumstantial at best. But shouldn't we fall into the trap of dismissing it out of hand because of its source.
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          4 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
        3. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom Apr 13
          Replying to @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          Carl T. Bergstrom Retweeted Carl T. Bergstrom

          Cont.https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1250827417880391680 …

          Carl T. Bergstrom added,

          Carl T. BergstromVerified account @CT_Bergstrom
          Whatever the origin of #SARSCoV2 may have been, going forward we need to carefully assess and manage the risk associated with a range of activities from wildlife markets to gain-of-function research to BSL4 labs in urban areas where spread would be rapid.
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        2. Joshua Loftus‏ @joftius Apr 13
          Replying to @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          Previous world wars ended British empire so maybe Ridley is taking a rationally optimistic Maoist perspective that starting another one will eventually lead to more decolonization?

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        3. 5am 247e‏ @FaWonderer Apr 13
          Replying to @joftius @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          Or maybe they just want factories to get shipped back so Americans can have jobs other that working in restaurants and pig farms

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        2. Diego F. Pereira‏ @genoma111 Apr 13
          Replying to @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          Why rubbish? We have explanations given by scientists but no scientific explanations about the origins of this virus. We need empirical evidence for the later and actually there’s none.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. Jon F  👨🏻‍⚕️‏ @j0nnyb0y1 Apr 13
          Replying to @genoma111 @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          Rubbish indeed. Baseless suspicion about the PRC, or some actual research?https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28Origin%5BTitle%5D%29+AND+%28sars+cov+2%5BMesh%5D%29&sort= …

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        2. Pete Aphid‏ @AphidPete Apr 13
          Replying to @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          I note that "engineered bioweapon" is a much more restrictive category than "laboratory escape". Can you point me towards evidence that it wasn't the latter?

          3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom Apr 13
          Replying to @AphidPete @mattwridley

          That’s my whole point. The narrative about scientists closing ranks and denying the possibility of lab escape is just fiction. If you read my April 2020 tweet again, you’ll see it says we *can’t* rule that out

          7 replies 1 retweet 14 likes
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        1. Michael Bolton‏ @michaelbolton Apr 13
          Replying to @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          I love the irony of “like journalism” in this context.

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        2. Jonathan G. Harris 🌷‏ @jgharris7 Apr 13
          Replying to @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          The motive--people who are good at crafting speeches and appealing narratives increase their power if they can persuade people to ignore experts. This is especially valuable when either the promoters are ignorant or the facts contradict their agendas.

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        3. Mazda Sabouri‏ @msabouri Apr 13
          Replying to @jgharris7 @CT_Bergstrom @mattwridley

          The CDC has just admitted that surface transmission is an inconsequential vector for spread. Without surface transmission, the entire wet market theory falls apart.

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