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Do you think Scientific American would air the contentious opinion that race exists in a pratical/statistical manner, like physicians needing to be aware of sic
by at_a_remove 5y ago
Do 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.