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I'm fully onboard with the science of vaccination and climate change and generally everything else. However I can also spot BS within science. I've seen science manipulated for political purposes during the pandemic. For example in Australia there's an organisation called OzSage who are based on the UK independent Sage. This is comprised of epidemiologists, economists and other specialties and has been characterised by dishonesty, with ideology coming first and data/science second. They produce modelling designed to generate hysteria to apply political pressure towards extending lockdowns and continued border closures. None of their work would get published in a journal but it gets published in the newspapers to keep hysteria high. Everyone should think critically when presented with information.

My postgrad research supervisor, a highly-rated professor with a leading role in the field, has literally manipulated my research study design to ensure that the results supported his theory that he was publishing at the time that was the point where I decided to nope the fuck out of academia after getting my degree. Scientific method itself is great, is just that there's a lot of politics and infighting for money, titles and positions in academia. Peer review is also a deeply flawed process that is also heavily affected by the aforementioned politics. That said, it's still the best we have.

Thanks Nudge, i was looking for a new book to read over Christmas, i will just read this one instead ..good information, nice balanced view

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Yes people who churn out faulty research for vested interest. There are like average 5-6 research papers published in a day. It's science not podcasting, it's a time consuming and thoughtful procedure. Obviously some of it is dodgy.

Agree with Harry. There is also data fishing or dredging. There are plenty of research that contradict each other, they create hypothesis from whatever result they find which is opposite of actual science where you prove your hypothesis by results from experimenting, which is difficult and can't be done regularly. They pump out papers that are vague, poorly researched just to keep up with the academic requirements.

Remember former Bayer Leverkusen managing director Reiner Calmund? This is him now: He had a gastric bypass surgery in order to lose weight. And he looks like a completely different person now. Good on him! He probably wouldn't have lived too much longer with his previous weight.

They have just been saying in parliament that if they go ahead and mandate the vaccine like planned for health care workers with the numbers of workers saying they wont vaccinate the health care will be projected to be 3 times more overwhelmed than it is now, not because of covid but due to being understaffed. a lot more people will die from the 10 more serious illness than covid is killing right now ..total madness!!

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