jk, I'm here to give you historical examples of federal science agencies leaving science and public health behind.
This is NOT to discredit any institution, but just to nail down the point that science is, was, and will always be, political 🧵 (1/10).
One of the most unethical, racist, and despicable studies happened directly under CDC guidance: The Tuskegee Experiment.
From 1932 to 1972, nearly 400 Black men with syphilis were institutionally lied to and left to die untreated; leaving behind infected wives and children.
Apr 8, 2021 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Less than a year later, and unfortunately, it's time for a sobering update on all the ways in which COVID-19 can affect the brain - from strokes to long COVID.
COVID did infect hundreds of millions of people, giving scientists plenty of data. At the same time, it completely changed how science is done.
A rapidly mutating virus would already be hard to study, the pandemic didn't help. That all to say: There's a lot we still don't know.
Jun 9, 2020 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
"You should stick to the science"
Aight, here's a thread about the ways neuroscience was used to justify blatant racism.
References at the end. #BlackLivesMatter
Scientific racism is basically as old as what we now call science.
From the Enlightenment on, there was a big push to understand what race was. Somehow, almost all those early scientists agreed that a "white race" was "superior".
Here's some of them, see if you notice anything.
May 28, 2020 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
It was about time.
COVID-19 and the brain 🧠: a thread 🧵
Bring snacks and a drink, it'll be a journey.
Full references at the end.
