Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
gorskon's profile
David Gorski, MD, PhD
David Gorski, MD, PhD
David Gorski, MD, PhD
Verified account
@gorskon

Tweets

David Gorski, MD, PhDVerified account

@gorskon

Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
sciencebasedmedicine.org
Joined October 2009

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 24 Nov 2020

      Excellent essay but I worry @ashishkjha, like most doctors, is missing the point. It wasn’t partisanship he encountered but denialism. The problem isn’t solved by promoting science but deprogramming disinfo that exploits motivated reasoning.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/opinion/hydroxychloroquine-covid.html?smid=tw-share …

      4 replies 17 retweets 72 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 24 Nov 2020

      It is very jarring for doctors to encounter this behavior, and certainly astounding to encounter it before a congressional panel from supposed experts. But we’ve seen it before - when Pat Michaels misrepresented climate models becore congress or when John Lott testifies re guns.

      1 reply 4 retweets 33 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 24 Nov 2020

      But this is the nature and practice of denialism to elevate fake experts alongside real ones. This is one of their most famous gimmicks. And the “rise above” strategy, as we’ve seem, does not work. We have to attack. Expose the tactics, shame the players.

      2 replies 7 retweets 40 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 24 Nov 2020

      We like to think we live ina world where in the halls of power scientific discourse is free of motivated reasoning and denialism, but we are not and have never been. If anything it’s gotten worse since Gingrich cancelled the OTA. But this is our reality. We have to ve prepared.

      1 reply 6 retweets 24 likes
      Show this thread
    5. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 24 Nov 2020

      Our prep can no longer be just a presentation of our expertise, we have to see who else is being elevated alongside us and be ready to explain why their expertise is baloney. Fake experts are extremely sensitive to challenge and easy to undermine (be ready for hissy fits).

      3 replies 5 retweets 41 likes
      Show this thread
    6. Keri Anne‏ @KAMasse81 24 Nov 2020
      Replying to @MarkHoofnagle

      Have you thought about doing podcasts? Or going on YT debate channels or call in shows like The Line? It seems like many doctors and scientists frown upon it but that's why so much misinformation has spread. The quacks are all over YouTube.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    7. Keri Anne‏ @KAMasse81 24 Nov 2020
      Replying to @KAMasse81 @MarkHoofnagle

      Even Dr. Z has ruined it for me with his libertarian views and his producer was a total racist.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    8. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 24 Nov 2020
      Replying to @KAMasse81

      I'm happy to do podcasts but too busy to organize one. Seems like one day @gorskon and I are destined to have one together though. Maybe when I get tenure too.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 24 Nov 2020
      Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @KAMasse81

      My problem is that, although I’ve appeared as a guest on podcasts, I have zero experience putting together a regular podcast. I don’t have the skillset right now; so the learning curve would be very steep and it would take a lot more time than I currently have to give.

      8:41 AM - 24 Nov 2020
      • 4 Likes
      • Mel 💉🩹❤️Get Vaccinated! (((Vanity Unfair))) transplantrockstar (((Dorit Reiss)))
      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 24 Nov 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle @KAMasse81

          I also like to say that I have a face for podcasts or radio and a voice for blogging or writing. (Yeah, I don’t like my voice, and listening to a recording of myself makes me cringe every time.)

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 24 Nov 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle @KAMasse81

          Given that, imagine how much I cringe when I watch video of myself giving a talk, even when people tell me it was an excellent talk.😂

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Show replies
        1. New conversation
        2. Keri Anne‏ @KAMasse81 29 Nov 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle

          Perhaps @ScientistMel could help you out. Or just put yourself out there to guest on shows like @gm_skeptic or The Line which @Matt_Dillahunty is affiliated with. Call in shows that you can actually speak with anti-vaxxers or people that need help with anti-vaxxer family would be

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Keri Anne‏ @KAMasse81 29 Nov 2020
          Replying to @KAMasse81 @gorskon and

          so great. No offense but researchers, doctors and scientists refusal to mingle with laypeople has been a huge part of the problem.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Show replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2021 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info