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BootinUp

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Fri May 12, 2023, 10:04 PM May 2023

We should move past 'trust the science' - Science.org editor-in-chief [View all]

Christopher Mims
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“Scientists should embrace their humanity rather than pretending that they are a bunch of automatons who instantly reach perfectly objective conclusions.”

We should move past ‘trust the science’ and embrace ‘trust the scientific process’ — including the complexities of how scientific consensus is reached — argues Science editor-in-chief H. Holden Thorp.

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/it-matters-who-does-science

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Kinda tone deaf. Buzz cook May 2023 #1
hubris is never helpful .. stopdiggin May 2023 #2
I think the ignorance is on purpose and ego driven. canuckledragger May 2023 #3
yes. definitely. stopdiggin May 2023 #4
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