Karl Schwartz, Artist advocate on Nostr: There's an urgent need to defend the science of #medicine Disinformation runs amok -- ...
There's an urgent need to defend the science of #medicine Disinformation runs amok -- on #Facebook, for example, the targeted news you see is not what your neighbor sees.
...If you have a tendency to mistrust experts -- cherry-picked stories amplifying your mistrust is what you will receive in abundance to confirm your bias.
For an upcoming talk on patient advocacy & education- the barnyard metaphor is one reason that TESTIMONIAL cannot be considered evidence:
#news
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