👀I was blocked by an academic at the center of the Covid lab leak questions for asking the question below
People are free to block whomever they want, but publicly-funded researchers send an interesting message when blocking peers for asking reasonable questions
Apparently Andersen was also caught out today selectively deleting old Tweets (in addition to blocking me)
This is not the behavior of someone interested in transparency, I wonder what is up
I've never met Andersen and my interactions with him consist of two friendly Tweets
So I'm ... curious
To be perfectly clear
I'm a prof who studies science & politics
I'm funded by NSF to research science advice in Covid
I operate in public
It'd be professional malpractice if I did not ask colleagues in the origins debate some questions in public
So ... I'm just getting started👍
Looks like it is going around
Another very outspoken scientist does not like questions being asked
(not sure I've ever interacted with her)
That escalated quickly
I do wonder what is up
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Last month my op-ed in @FT on outdated climate scenarios of the NGFS used by central banks around the world to assess future climate risk & climate policy risk
I argued that the NGFS baseline scenario projected an implausible future for CO2 emissions ft.com/content/a82a7b…
Today the NGFS has published newly updated climate scenarios ... and guess what? I was correct and to their credit, they are moving their baseline scenarios in the right direction
This is an exceptionally well done documentary on COVID-19 origins, with English subtitles
Sars-Cov2 anatomia di un complotto - PresaDiretta 29/03/2021 via @YouTube
This is the most remarkable new information I learned from it
Chinese government views the publication of scientific research on COVID-19 like “moves in a game of chess”
This just further supports the need to carefully analyze the research record — that in public and that behind the scenes — to better under stand these “moves in a game of chess”
Science has been enlisted in a propaganda “game” in plain sight
Mike Hulme's blistering critique of Michael Mann's Machichean world view and longstanding & successful effort to demonize his invented "enemies" is spot on: "Wars, battles, attacks, fights, and enemies litter its 260 pages" issues.org/new-climate-wa…
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The policy questions related to trans athlete inclusion in mainstream sport are actually straightforward
Here is the question: Should trans athletes be allowed to participate in mainstream sport under the gender category that they are recognized in broader society?
There are just three answers to this question:
➡️No
➡️Yes, but regulated
➡️Yes
I am in the "yes, but regulated" category
I am aware of very few who argue "yes"
I hear a lot from the "no" folks
Let's take each in turn
"Yes"
This position is functionally equivalent to abandoning male/female categories in sport & calling for open competition
It is a great point of discussion for the classroom, but it for a range of reasons - practical, ethical, legal, societal - it is not desirable in practice
I get what is meant here, but on this topic precise language matters
"whether it emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident"
As written, these are not mutually exclusive
Biden already has a IC report
Why a new one?
Why now?
"shortly after I became President, in March, I had my National Security Advisor task the Intelligence Community to prepare a report on their most up-to-date analysis of the origins of COVID-19"