1/ Been reading the fascinating Dr. Fauci emails released by @washingtonpost. I am so disappointed that Americans are running to their ideological corners on these. No, he did NOT "lie about everything." No, he did not get everything right.
2/ What jumps out to me is the tragedy that experts across disciplines were not pulled together early. Dr. Fauci is a bright & qualified scientist in his lane of expertise, but emails show he did not understand aerosol science or transport of viruses in aerosol particles.
3/ This is particularly true when discussing the value of masks. Imagine had he teamed with one or more exceptional aerosol scientists, and particularly @linseymarr who is a foremost expert on transport of viruses in aerosol particles. Messaging might have been different.
4/ So many emails where Dr. Fauci was right, but many in which he did not understand critical science or engineering concepts known to indoor air quality experts, building scientists, & aerosol scientists for decades (upon decades).
5/ It is so very important that experts in different disciplines work to connect their intellectual trenches during times of extreme crisis. Grand challenges scream out for interdisciplinary collaboration.
6/ Dr. Fauci dealt with a crisis of immense proportions that progressed rapidly. Rather than run to ideological corners, let's L*E*A*R*N what to do better next time, including getting experts from various relevant disciplines together NOW and into the future.
7/ This topic has always been important to me as I have seen the sparks of innovation fly & solutions to complex problems borne when researchers & others connect intellectual trenches. My editorial on intellectual trenches in the indoor air quality field. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
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