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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.62 [SLACK_000276] · slack_pm:msg:00623

Date: 2020-06-08 08:52
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen
Topics: Intelligence community assessments

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Amy Harmon - yes, she should know better. It's worth pointing out the Trevor isn't an epidemiologist - same for Nate,myself, and many others - the only one who's an epidemiologist in that article is Marc. One thing is to report basedon tweets (which is wrong), another is doing it when the person isn't a subject-matter expert - I find that really problematic, especially for something this important. Science by Twitter is not the way to deal with these types ofquestions...

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One thing is to report basedon tweets (which is wrong), another is doing it when the person isn't a subject-matter expert - I find that really problematic, especially for something this important.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	asserts

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One thing is to report basedon tweets (which is wrong), another is doing it when the person isn't a subject-matter expert - I find that really problematic, especially for something this important.

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2020-06-08 08:47 Andrew Rambaut open

@Andrew Rambaut I.e., https://twitter.com/ChuziChips
2020-06-08 08:48 Andrew Rambaut open

@Andrew Rambaut "no you smell"
2020-06-08 08:48 Robert F. Garry open

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/Protest-coronavirus-george-floyd.html
2020-06-08 08:49 Robert F. Garry open

Amy Harmon is a national correspondent, covering the intersection of science and society. She has won two PulitzerPrizes, for her series "The DNA Age", and as part of a team for the series "How Race Is Lived inAmerica." @amy_harmon • Facebook
2020-06-08 08:52 Kristian G. Andersen

Amy Harmon - yes, she should know better. It's worth pointing out the Trevor isn't an epidemiologist - same for Nate,myself, and many others - the only one who's an epidemiologist in that article is Marc. One thing is to report basedon tweets (which is wrong), another is doing it when the person isn't a subject-matter expert - I find that really problematic, especially for something this important. Science by Twitter is not the way to deal with these types ofquestions...
2020-06-08 08:53 Kristian G. Andersen open

I still see the Forbes article - https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2020/06/07/norway-scientist-claims-report-proves-coronavirus-was-lab-made/#46c2c45b121d
2020-06-08 08:54 Kristian G. Andersen open

Apparently written by their top science journalist... [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-06-08 at 8.53.24 AM.png]

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