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Scientific American isn’t calling him anything. It’s very obviously an opinion piece, not an editorial.
by alphabettsy 5y ago
Scientific American isn’t calling him anything. It’s very obviously an opinion piece, not an editorial.
- drewcoo 5y agoAnd it is important to air contentious opinions. What would Scientific American be if it were only an echo chamber?
- krsrhe 5y ago
- at_a_remove 5y agoDo you think Scientific American would air the contentious opinion that race exists in a pratical/statistical manner, like physicians needing to be aware of sickle cell anemia being more prevalent in African-Americans? I'm going to guess that such a contentious opinion would go unaired there. It's important to air contentious opinions ... so long as you air enough of them so that everyone gets a turn at being offended.
- alphabettsy 5y agoIt’s not hard to check and see otherwise. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/clinical-trials-have-far-too-little-racial-and-ethnic-diversity/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/clinical-trials-h... https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alzheimers-attack-on-the-brain-may-vary-with-race/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alzheimers-attack...
- tasha0663 5y agoThose were published before Helmuth stepped in as editor in 2020. One of the themes discussed in the article is that this is representative of a direction that she is steering SA in. Really, the evidence you shared supports that notion.
- akomtu 5y agoAll those "opinions" are editorial. Try to post an "opinion piece" there with the opposite viewpoint and see if the editor allows it to happen.
- spfzero 5y agoAsk Michael Shermer. He used to provide an alternative, maybe skeptical viewpoint. Though it was rarely "opposite" they just cancelled him anyway.