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Bad Science: A Brief History
Science didn’t always get it right
If you have ever been to a zoo and gone to the monkey exhibit, you have probably seen or experienced what monkeys do when they are agitated. They throw poop. It’s a bit comical unless you get hit. Then it’s not so comical. Monkeys, unlike humans, are not able to engage in meaningful discourse to discuss what is bothering them and find a way to solve it.
I’ve seen a lot of monkey poop being thrown these days.
Much of the monkey poop I see being thrown is on social media in the form of insults and memes, though I see it in the mainstream media and on television as well. About all it takes to be on the receiving end is to ask an awkward question or make an inconvenient observation that runs against the narrative of the person you say it to, regardless of which side the person is on, and particularly if you are talking about COVID-19.
A Brief History of When Science Got It Wrong
I hear a lot of talk about science these days, which should be a good thing. Science is about honest inquiry. It is about questioning and finding out the answers to questions without bias or allegiance. It is not about dogma, political beliefs, economics, or finding data to fit a preconceived notion.
