Deenan Pillay
@deenan.bsky.social
Emeritus UCL Virology, Ex-Indie SAGE, NHS Trust Non Exec, Spurs, Music
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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...
We called it Independent Sage, and we’ve written about it here.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Independent SAGE as an example of effective public dialogue on scientific research - Nature Protocols
The 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
www.nature.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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...
We called it Independent Sage, and we’ve written about it here.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our director @susanmichie.bsky.social co-authored an article just published in @natureportfolio.bsky.social about the experiences of @independentsage.bsky.social communicating scientific research, with important learnings for future crisis situations.
🔗 Read the article: rdcu.be/d3n6s
🔗 Read the article: rdcu.be/d3n6s
December 13, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Our director @susanmichie.bsky.social co-authored an article just published in @natureportfolio.bsky.social about the experiences of @independentsage.bsky.social communicating scientific research, with important learnings for future crisis situations.
🔗 Read the article: rdcu.be/d3n6s
🔗 Read the article: rdcu.be/d3n6s
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"Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act." 👏👏👏
"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/...
Scientists as political advocates
Science, 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...
www.science.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:41 AM
"Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act." 👏👏👏
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November 20, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Refreshing to read a warts and all obit…
Ted Honderich obituary www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Ted Honderich obituary www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Ted Honderich obituary
Colourful philosopher whose readiness to examine current controversies sometimes brought him notoriety
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Refreshing to read a warts and all obit…
Ted Honderich obituary www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Ted Honderich obituary www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
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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-...
The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth
Virus origin stories have always been prone to conspiracy theories. COVID disinformation has threatened research—and lives
www.scientificamerican.com
October 1, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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-...
Probably not, Chris
So what's the etiquette if there's someone who followed you on Twitter, apparently with some enthusiasm, and who you would really like to follow you here, but they don't? And etiquette aside, is there any way to frame a request to such a person that isn't fawning, needy, or in some other way tragic?
September 8, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Probably not, Chris
What is it with these tech billionaires???
Spotify founder wants to do for health what he’s done for music…
www.thetimes.com/article/e26d...
www.thetimes.com/article/e26d...
Spotify’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-...
www.thetimes.com
September 8, 2024 at 4:26 PM
What is it with these tech billionaires???
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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/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Covid inquiry: the flaws that led to system failure
Without 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...
www.bmj.com
August 30, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...