Dear Daniel,
When board members expressed their opinions on social maladies (e.g.
real or apparent sexism, anti-migrant bias, etc.) in the sciences in the
past, that was being (divisively) political too--and thankfully so, I think.
An exhortation to refrain from political issues is, like it o
. D.
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 10:40 PM
To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Combating disinformation in science and other areas
Dear all,
That’s a very nice idea to have an app to combat misinformation that can
undermine the integrity of science and foster mistrust of scientif
Dear all,
That’s a very nice idea to have an app to combat misinformation that can
undermine the integrity of science and foster mistrust of scientific
inquiry. But to launch such an app raises the obvious question:
Who is to be the arbiter of what is true and what is “misinformation”?
The w
The idea of "Global Sustainability" can be found in the documents for the noted
projects, so the United Nations "Sustainable Development Goals" appear to be
worth reviewing as background - even though it appears the UN or UNESCO (below)
is irrelevant to them :
“Transformation is the red thread
Dear Focco,Thankyou for drawing attention to this important domain, and I will look at your initiative with interest.Dear Colleagues on CCP4bb,I (virtually) attended the recent, excellent, USA National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine+Nobel Foundation Symposium entitled Truth, Trust an
Dear all,
As fellow scientists specializing in structural biology, it's disheartening
to witness a decline in society's trust in science; perhaps many of you
have come across the remarkable book "The Deadly Rise of Anti-science: A
Scientist's Warning" by Dr. Peter Hotez. To help restore this tru
