If these are our ‘science advocates’ I think we are in trouble. Both in science and outside.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @Abebab and
Yes, we are in deep trouble indeed, but there is another problem, in my view, how our message would be read by some audiences: "science is wrong".
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Then scientists need to do better educating the public. I do not want people to think that “science” justifies ideas like this:https://twitter.com/s_saeen/status/962422591641341952 …
Iris van Rooij added,
2:20saeen @saeen90_It's so refreshing to watch Russell Brand destroy Sam Harris' absurd notions of "inherent superiority of Western culture & values" which has contributed to the deaths & suffering of millions of people during the past 5 centuries & continues to do so. pic.twitter.com/LykfBov1HdShow this thread2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @IrisVanRooij @twitemp1 and
I think it's a subtle but really important problem. First of all, the main pop scientists are not scientists. And the scientists who do really good sci comm aren't sadly the ones on television. So the people representing "us" are not actually scientists (any more or never were).
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
The famous scientists in the media are simply not representative of scientists and aren't actually even doing science (any more). So what happens is they have a very superficial, even though still more than a non-sci of course, understanding of theory and hypothesis testing.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
The really sad truth is that a lot of this is zero sum: you just can't be a professional scientists and a professional media personality.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
A pop scientist isn't a scientist any more than a pop science book is a peer reviewed journal article. The two things are so different as to be almost opposite and yet they are conflated 100% of the time outside science.
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Then we need team science communication, like we need team science.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @o_guest and
Ok you all tell me what to say and then I'll go on the telly wearing a funny hat and making some jokes in between. (Division of labor per competence)
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Replying to @theblub @IrisVanRooij and
I would suggest to adopt an honesty policy, to acknowledge that despite our best efforts to become champions of knowledge we are but normal folks trying to conceal our fears of ignorance and wrong. Praying is another option, but I wouldn't recommend it, definitely not.
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Haha. 
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