I mean, seriously. The disdain so many physicians and scientists exhibit for #scicomm dates back to Carl Sagan and before. It's probably not as bad as it was then, but the sorts of stuff I see from my colleagues in my Twitter feed depress me on this front.
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David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Venk Murthy
Here’s just one example of what I’m talking about.

https://twitter.com/venkmurthy/status/1322331707979214848 …David Gorski, MD, PhD added,
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Replying to @gorskon
Honestly, you seem intent on sowing discord and discontent. I have repeatedly praised folks like
@MedCrisis and@drjohnm who focus on excellence in science communication as well as folks like@ProfDFrancis and@VPrasadMDMPH who are both great scientists and great communicators.4 replies 1 retweet 11 likes -
Replying to @venkmurthy @MedCrisis and
Then why did you take a dump on us and what we do in the Tweet I quoted? Even though I know it wasn’t directed at me personally, nonetheless I do take it rather personally, given that what you pooh-poohed major part of what I do.
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Replying to @gorskon @MedCrisis and
Are you kidding me? Disagreement on what constitutes the most important science is not "taking a dump on you".
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Replying to @gorskon @venkmurthy and
I mean, it’s not as though we’re in #
#scicomm and#skepticism haven’t been dealing with such indignities from our colleagues for decades who don’t consider our approach worthwhile or good science.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @venkmurthy @MedCrisis and
OK. I’ll bite. How do YOU deal with medical disinformation and conspiracy theories? Teach me your better way. Show me how it’s done. I’m always open to adding more weaponry to my armamentarium and/or replacing what doesn’t work.
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Replying to @gorskon @MedCrisis and
I don't have all the answers. I pointed to some people who I think are great and educating people about medical science as examples. I try to emulate them.
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Two out of the four of them don’t impress me in #scicomm, at least not with respect to countering disinformation. Prasad in particular has been VERY contemptuous, dismissing debunking pseudoscience as “Michael Jordan dunking on a 7’ hoop” and utterly beneath him.
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Replying to @gorskon @venkmurthy and
I disagree with 98% of
@VPrasadMDMPH’s opinions, but I think he’s kinda right on this. As an example, I have spent the better part of this pandemic fighting against *other scientists* about “COVID myocarditis”. They are more worthy to dispute than typical woo-meisters.3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @AngryCardio @gorskon and
Debunking should prioritize Costly Invasive High budget High AEs Insurance covered Places where data/reason persuade Delivered well A simple framework that is self-evident, but Gorski appears to prioritize the opposite
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