AND iron testing is only ordered in response to symptoms AND when ferritin is actually tested, (often) the laboratory reference ranges have a ridiculously low lower bound. :(

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Aka we do have the money to do better, it’s just been tied up in bullshit

I think one of the things we’re most scared to say is that we ARE in fact wasting a fuck ton of money as a consequence of stupid incentives -

and no, it doesn’t have to be this way, and of course the solution isn’t this fucked up demolition of science

I think one of the things we’re most scared to say is that we ARE in fact wasting a fuck ton of money as a consequence of stupid incentives -

and no, it doesn’t have to be this way, and of course the solution isn’t this fucked up demolition of science

Many of the criticisms being used to justify our dismantling are based in truth, even if they’re warped into weaponized falsehoods. Part of fighting back is confronting these issues, whether or not we have a perfect solution

The Journal of the Academy of Public Health won’t be the last -it’s peer reviewed & seemingly edited by reputable medical experts.How does it sound when we scramble to explain why THIS one is different? To public it sounds like partisan cherry picking.It’s NOT but who can blame them for thinking so?

This film in many way goes beyond the Conference Report. You can hear the community speak in their own words, trying to figure out how to work together to fix a problem that has been a taboo for decades.

arxiv.org/abs/2501.18631

6- I am still establishing my understanding of some of these issues, so I am very appreciative of your engagement. I hope to keep an open mind and refine my opinions based on the expertise and data coming from the metascience/open science community!

5-But eLife is perhaps another example of bold & creative action. The response and partial rollback was disappointing, I would hope to see academics ecstatic that SOMEONE was doing something different - out of scientific curiosity, if anything.

4-When these young scientists were told no,they demanded change anyway and labored for their cause. So I guess the idea is going beyond the boundaries of our infrastructure to create what we need. I did admire eLife’s experimental approach even though I didn’t necessarily agree with the fine details

3-However, I believe the net sum of current reformist & regressive forces is stagnancy, if not further decline. I mentioned grad student unionization because I think that type of action is needed on a large scale (and I think the issues are related).

2-Change will be painfully slow no matter what - but I would rather slow change than the stagnancy that I believe we currently have. Integrity is as important as ever, of course, and efforts to engage in open science are critical.

1-Yes, I think it’s important that I clarify I don’t really mean “radical” in the colloquial (?) sense. I am opposed to the idea of accelerated/destructive/thoughtless rebellion. I think that being careful, intentional, and vigilant to potential harm will be an essential part of meaningful change.

Hello! I agree, although there’s much more to be said about how to handle individual actions. I don’t have a settled opinion on the matter myself, so these conversations are helpful. Thanks for your response!

The "allowed" actions available to us, like OA publishing, preregistration, etc. are clearly not sufficient on their own.

There is also hesitation to engage in "radical" actions - radical in the sense that they lie outside of the gamut of choices we are "allowed" within our institutional structures. The recent wave of grad student unionization is an example.

I find it often boils down to resource scarcity - i.e., In the end, we don't have enough money to do things the right way. I don't think this has to be true, for various reasons.

They probably observe that these conversations typically spiral into resignation. But the next step isn't to just stop having the conversations - it is figuring out what is limiting the efficacy of our actions and how we can actually challenge those agents.