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On the lab-leak hypothesis
One problem with the debate over the novel coronavirus’s “lab leak” origin hypothesis is a problem I’m starting to see in quite a few other areas of pandemic-related analysis and discussion. It’s that no one will say why others are … Continue reading
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Tagged absence of evidence, COVID-19 pandemic, DRASTIC, journalism, Katherine Eban, lab-leak hypothesis, Newsweek, Nicholas Wade, novel coronavirus, science communication, scientific illiberalism, The Seeker, Wuhan Institute of Virology, zoonotic-spillover hypothesis
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Broken clocks during the pandemic
Proponents of conspiracy theories during the pandemic, at least in India, appear to be like broken clocks: they are right by coincidence, without the right body of evidence to back their claims. Two of the most read articles published by … Continue reading
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Tagged causality, conspiracy theories, COVID-19 pandemic, falsifiability, lab-leak hypothesis, Luc Montagnier, The Wire Science, zoonotic spillover
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