Coronavirus: why it's dangerous to blindly 'follow the science' when there's no consensus yet
If expert advice on the pandemic turns out to be wrong, it will have dire consequences for how reliable scientific evidence is treated in other policy areas, such as climate change.
Eric Winsberg, Professor of Philosophy of Science, University of South Florida •
conversation
June 18, 2020 • ~7 min
June 18, 2020 • ~7 min
What you need to know about how coronavirus is changing science
Scientific results are being rushed out quicker than ever to fight coronavirus. Here's what you need to know about preprints, peer review and the difference between the two.
Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol •
conversation
May 5, 2020 • ~8 min
May 5, 2020 • ~8 min
Coronavirus research done too fast is testing publishing safeguards, bad science is getting through
Researchers, scientific journals and health agencies are doing everything they can to speed up coronavirus research. The combination of pace and panic during this pandemic is causing mistakes.
Irving Steinberg, Dean for Faculty, USC School of Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy & Pediatrics, School of Pharmacy & Keck School of Medicine of USC; Director, Division of Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, Dept of Pediatrics, LAC+USC Med •
conversation
April 9, 2020 • ~9 min
April 9, 2020 • ~9 min
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