I also like to point out that #lableak conspiracy theories are nothing new. Every time there is an outbreak of a new pathogen, there inevitably arises a conspiracy theory that it either (1) is a bioweapon and/or (2) escaped from a lab. Always.

a very worrying truth 👇. I har a lot of people saying: just ignore, just don't do ' socials'. I think that is naive. This is not going away and society and researchers need to learn how to better handle and counteract these political movements. And read up on history

Science is a community of experts using a variety of methods to gather evidence & scrutinize claims. It’s a way of learning about the world, of trying to get closer to the truth by testing our expectations against reality. And it works.

Quote: Sagan

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Outrageous and why businesses can not be trustedon the question of public good, health or otherwise

Autocratic take-overs are about controlling the keys to power the state possesses, usually through loyalists.

Destroying resistance and opposition within legal, executive and legislative checks and balances.

Good article from Tom.