Deenan Pillay

Deenan Pillay

@deenan.bsky.social

Emeritus UCL Virology, Ex-Indie SAGE, NHS Trust Non Exec, Spurs, Music

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Alice Roberts
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social

In 2020, I joined what I believe to have been the most important and impactful science communication project I’ve ever had the pleasure of being involved with. We called it Independent Sage, and we’ve written about it here. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comIndependent SAGE as an example of effective public dialogue on scientific research - Nature ProtocolsThe members of Independent SAGE reflect on their experience in setting up, developing and running a science communication platform and service to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Philip Ball
@philipcball.bsky.social

"Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act." 👏👏👏

Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social

"Scientists as political advocates" | Must-read commentary in Science Magazine mentions my #ScienceUnderSiege co-author Dr. Peter Hotez and me in the context of the dual assault by the right on both climate and public health science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

science.orgScientists as political advocatesScience, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...

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Peter Jacobs
@pjacobs.bsky.social

Replying to @pjacobs.bsky.social

I'm very proud to have written this 2022 @sciam.bsky.social piece with @tetherin.bsky.social and @lewan.bsky.social. Although the cases for a) Lab Leakerdom as conspiracism & b) the pandemic as zoonotic have only grown stronger, it still holds up well! www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

scientificamerican.comThe Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the TruthVirus origin stories have always been prone to conspiracy theories. COVID disinformation has threatened research—and lives
Deenan Pillay
@deenan.bsky.social

What is it with these tech billionaires???

Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social

Spotify founder wants to do for health what he’s done for music… www.thetimes.com/article/e26d...

thetimes.comSpotify’s Daniel Ek: ‘I thought, why am I not saving lives?’The Swedish founder of the streaming behemoth is shuffling into private healthcare with the launch of Neko Health. Will he do to GPs what he did to the record collection? Oliver Shah goes for a check-...

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Prof Christina Pagel
@chrischirp.bsky.social

Excellent article by @GabrielScally in @bmj_latest examining the failures in Public Health in the run up to and during the pandemic, in light of the Inquiry Module 1 report. www.bmj.com/content/386/...

bmj.comCovid inquiry: the flaws that led to system failureWithout radical reform we are vulnerable to the next pandemic The first report from the UK’s covid-19 inquiry, chaired by Heather Hallett, delivered a scathing critique of the country’s system of pla...

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