Sometimes it’s the message that’s not to be trusted, sometimes it’s the messenger, sometimes it’s both. How can we tell the difference? What is confusing is that so many messages are a mixture of (best known) truths, (manipulative) falsehoods, (honest) mistakes, and (unstated) uncertainties. Life, death, disabilities, fear, hate, blame, loss of trust, disbelief, disgust,Continue reading “Science, Policy, Messages, Messengers”
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THERE IS NO, “THEY.” WE, YOU AND I, ARE THE, “THEY.” WE ARE THE CITIZENS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF OUR POLITICAL PARTIES, OUR GOVERNMENT, OUR POLICE, OUR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES, AND OUR NEWS MEDIA.
Charles Tadros, M.D. September 5, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
AT BEST, SCIENCE SHOULD INFORM POLICY. HOWEVER, IT IS CULTURE, HISTORY AND RISK TOLERANCE THAT WILL INFORM WHAT WE ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT AND WILLING TO DO.
Charles Tadros, M.D. May 1, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri