PinnedMember-onlyScience is Political“Facts do not cease to exist, just because they are ignored” ~ Aldous Huxley On the eve of the US elections, I’ve often been asked why scientists have suddenly become “political”. As if to say, “stay in your lane”. Scientists and medical professionals are used to working under no pretenses…Science3 min readScience3 min read
Jun 6, 2020Member-onlyLetter of concern to Mark Zuckerberg from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative-funded scientistsThis is a letter of concern that was sent to Mark Zuckerberg Saturday June 6th. Currently there are signatures from 277 scientists, of which ~120 are principal investigators who are direct awardees of CZI or CZ Biohub funds, as well as CZI employees — including over 107 professors at leading…Facebook15 min readFacebook15 min read
Apr 22, 2020Member-onlyOrigins of COVID19I am seeing a ton of new efforts to blame Chinese researchers for the COVID 19 pandemic. Much of this is propaganda. So what is true and what isn’t? WHO Timeline - COVID-19 31 Dec 2019China reported a cluster of cases of in Wuhan, Hubei Province. A novel coronavirus was eventually…www.who.int What do we know? SARS-COV-2 came out of China. The first infected individuals were identified in Wuhan China (https://nextstrain.org/ncov/global).Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Apr 13, 2020Member-onlyLa Desinformación Viral(Translated into Spanish by Dr. Yasmin Escobedo Lozoya) El aislamiento ha llevado a muchos a profundizar en las teorías descabelladas que van desde la idea de que los coronavirus son ‘artificiales’ hasta que la propagación de infecciones ocurre a través de las torres de teléfonos celulares 5G. Ahora, aquellos que…Covid-197 min readCovid-197 min read
Apr 13, 2020Member-onlyMisinformation goes ViralSelf Isolation has led many to delve into crackpot theories that go from man-made viruses to spread of infections via 5G cell phone towers. Now, those that are rational are already asking the right questions and seeking legit sources of information…but more and more people are losing it. Feel free…Covid-199 min readCovid-199 min read