Evidence Mongering

For whatever reasons, governments and mainstream media rely heavily on pseudoscience and distortion in a collectively determined quest to promote fear and anxiety. Nevertheless serious scientific research marches on unabated. Eventually the global consensus will have to move with this serious evidence, away from the fear and doom mongering. Preferably soon so that some of … More Evidence Mongering

Scarey Variants

During more than 15 years of working with infectious diseases, a large part of my role involved reducing panic and fear in order that appropriate and proportionate responses could be implemented. This was never easy. People are drawn to fear and panic where infectious diseases are concerned, and even qualified medical doctors with limited infectious … More Scarey Variants