Mayim Bialik is a proponent of pseudoscience, so that's unfortunate.
https://twitter.com/clairemcnear/status/1425497980149321732
For those interested in further info, here's @aetiology in 2014: scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2014…
Here's Harriet Hall from early this year: sciencebasedmedicine.org/mayim-bialiks-…
Here's Harriet Hall from early this year: sciencebasedmedicine.org/mayim-bialiks-…
Being a neuroscientist (or anything else) doesn't preclude someone from embracing anti-science or pseudoscientific ideas or positions.
That seems counterintuitive, but it's one of the reasons it's a mistake to assess people on credentials alone.
That seems counterintuitive, but it's one of the reasons it's a mistake to assess people on credentials alone.
https://twitter.com/edgery/status/1425501774618767363
The other host, meanwhile, is no better a selection.
thedailybeast.com/jeopardy-host-…
So, @Jeopardy, what on earth are you doing?
thedailybeast.com/jeopardy-host-…
So, @Jeopardy, what on earth are you doing?
I'd forgotten about this piece of mine, written in response to Mayim Bialik using the NYT to police the modesty of other women.
macleans.ca/opinion/its-ti…
macleans.ca/opinion/its-ti…
The Mayim Bialik situation is timely and instructive, if unfortunately so.
Her irresponsible and, yes, anti-vax rhetoric remains problematic, no matter how often she "clears things up." (Spot the pseudoscience, too)
Ask where she stands on the HPV shot.
Her irresponsible and, yes, anti-vax rhetoric remains problematic, no matter how often she "clears things up." (Spot the pseudoscience, too)
Ask where she stands on the HPV shot.
https://twitter.com/rebeccawatson/status/1425512556060286977
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