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Disclaimer, just because science has these structural issues doesn’t mean it’s not a huge value to society. Science is the best tool we have to understand the world around us. But when we read the science, critical appraisal is absolutely fundamental.

I don’t know how to use BlueSky lol, did I post these images right? 😶‍🌫️

@theecowell.bsky.social and I both do scicomm in beauty, an area underserved by traditional scicomm!

I debunk beauty-related pseudoscience mostly on IG and YT, Jen hosts a podcast and free virtual summits, is also on IG.

We also started @beautyscicomm.bsky.social together, podcast coming soon...

To quote Dr. Steven Novella, if you're willing to dismiss scientific consensus on one topic, why not all of them? Especially when you have "alternative" experts to support your alternative beliefs?

While obviously not everyone who is anti-GMO is anti-vax, the belief in one conspiracy is the greatest predictor for another (with a few exceptions), even when they're mutually incompatible.

I’ve been feeling this looming stress for the last few months and I was trying to pinpoint what it was about… it’s totally this process lol