The "he said, she said" + "here are some partisan claims" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ part is not only harmful to democracy—we don't need paid media to do it.
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I mean this to apply across the political spectrum. Complacency towards facts is not a post-internet problem. But worse with the internet.
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Science is a great example of putting truth at the center of an enterprise. It's not perfect. We all can point to problems. Yet, it moves.
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Decades of assault on science—mostly because of its strengths & occasionally for its faults but beyond reasonable measure—is a disaster
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Now we have journalism being eaten by the logic of the partisan, fact-free media that—of course—do well in terms of clicks and views.
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We have to find a path to strengthen and center our institutions which focus evaluating claims & facts, and on teaching the process. aaargh
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Anti-intellectualism is not limited to a corner of the political spectrum. Slate's "higher-ed columnist" wrote this:pic.twitter.com/4fDsvSnJXG
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Except that the odds are that the nasty review came from a guy, not a woman. So, why use a "high school girl" as the foil?
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@eswillwalker Yeah, horrible. Peer review is not perfect, but reducing it to "mean girl" squabbling is anti-intellectual *and* misogynist.3 replies 2 retweets 14 likes -
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Agree her comparison isn't apt. But--& I usu think Schuman is too hostile--peer rev CAN be like anon internet comments
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Sure. But "I've encountered hostile reviewers" —> "it's just mean girl squabbling" *is* anti-intellectualism.
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I still agree the analogy is harmful. But, tho it pains me to say, some scientists aren't above pettiness. 1/2
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I'm willing to criticize colleagues for this, tho it may read as airing dirty laundry. Science can do better. 2/2
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