tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post7778539040692911994..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: The Science Communication CluetrainMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-70089703007662597032018-02-16T19:16:46.626-08:002018-02-16T19:16:46.626-08:00Good article, Michael. I skimmed it, but what I sk...Good article, Michael. I skimmed it, but what I skimmed was good. ++Donald Zepedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883855772734596288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-80261019240427829772017-12-14T21:53:53.869-08:002017-12-14T21:53:53.869-08:00I read the article MT and it basically says that w...I read the article MT and it basically says that we don't know much about "science communication." I would agree that there is deep ignorance here. However, I would argue that the problem is related to the replication crisis in science that is becoming very well known and commented on. However, not much is being done to correct the problem. That is why the public is so skeptical of scientists "communicating" their policy views. One has only to recall the saturated fat disaster (which probably actually harmed the public's health significantly) and one knows what the fundamental problem is. Science needs to reform itself or its reputation will not improve. In the mean time activist scientists should realize that they are really little better than apologists for a flawed institution and that their public credibility is not very high.David Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029429374522399227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-43398487167495433422017-12-13T09:59:32.970-08:002017-12-13T09:59:32.970-08:00David's message appears to be going viral. The...David's message appears to be going viral. There are copies of it -- "What I take from the social science", etc. -- just in mt's post.GRLCowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894036301406557803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-58093258216906249402017-12-09T21:09:00.427-08:002017-12-09T21:09:00.427-08:00Of course be honest in your communication, but rea...Of course be honest in your communication, but realize that the problem here is very deep and goes to the corruption of science generally. The track record is so poor that even Nature, the Economist, and the Lancet have admitted the problem is very serious. Until reforms are undertaken, science cannot gain credibility. If the leading organs of science suggest that half of science's results are wrong and industry cannot replicate more than 10% of the results in leading journals, the problem is NOT a communication problem. Focusing on communication is a self defeating strategy and a denial strategy.David Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029429374522399227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-9612212954506751002017-12-06T13:29:37.734-08:002017-12-06T13:29:37.734-08:00Tom, thanks for reading. But that's not what I...Tom, thanks for reading. But that's not what I'd consider a constructive comment. I'm not interested in reviving old grudges.<br />Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.com