Except that we aren’t talking about “demonizing” anyone or anything. We’re talking legitimate harsh criticism of bad science from someone who really should have known better and who also went on Fox News with that bad science.
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I may regret this but here goes. -I have not listened to him on Fox -He is an established scientist at Stanford. -Unlike modelers, his group attempted to collect actual data. They published it. -Paper had flaws, all do. -Conclusion may have over-reached (unusual?)
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->1 academic has messaged me about their fears speaking on
#COVID19 -The ad hominin attacks DO have a demonizing and chilling effect—especially in the current politicized debate -If “bad science” is an offense deserving of ad hominin, oh boy, cardiology science is in trouble.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
It's just that rarely does the fate of hundreds of thousands of lives (or more) depend so acutely on the result of what seems to be a horrifically flawed (and even unethical) study touted highly on Fox news by those who wish to minimize the dangers of COVID19.
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Tens or hundreds of thousands of lives.
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