her husband is CEO of a gene therapy company making a covid vaccine.
Correct, it’s not. Their job is analyse scientific data, and then advise the government on the findings from that data. Data itself isn’t good or bad, it can’t spread gloom or optimism, it is just data – from that data analysis, it’s up to the government to act and breif the country on the findings.
>Sir Patrick Vallance said it was not the responsibility of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) “to take a particular policy stance or to either spread gloom or give Panglossian optimism”.
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>The comments appeared to respond to criticism – including from some Conservative MPs – of Sage’s Omicron modelling as fear-provoking, with Sir Patrick warning those participating in the debate “need to consider all the data in the round, not only those parts that fit an argument while ignoring the rest”.
I would be worried if scientists started to take political policy stances. Things are as they should be.
They were recommending lockdowns prior to Christmas on unemperical spurious data and dangerous assumption, I’m sorry but I’m not buying that this time SAGE was pushing an extremely politically motivated agenda last time.
They should really choose a different name, Sage just triggers irrational anger because their software is fucking aids and always breaks when Windows does an update somehow.
Seriously how the fuck are you unable to ride the API docs on MSDN to stop this happening?
In the dystopian fiction movies the scientists are seen as a source of trust and wisdom in their expertise however in the real world the scientits are seen as the villains and enemy.
The treatment and contempt of scientits by The UK media along with the British public and politicians it is like we are all living in the movie Idiotcracy except none of this entertaining
2 years late to the party there Patrick. That rabble should have been reigned in ages ago
Their models have been so wildly inaccurate that they really shouldn’t have any credibility left. People “following the science” has long been a cliché as it depends which scientists you’re listening to, these are simply the ones that the government has chosen to listen to. There are plenty who are anti-lockdown and anti-restrictions but those have been silenced by the media.
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“it’s just become something of a hobby to be honest”
“but it helps my investment portfolio.”
on that subject have just realised Ursula von der Leyen
*(EU president, mandatory jabs, vaccine passports)*
her husband is CEO of a gene therapy company making a covid vaccine.
Correct, it’s not. Their job is analyse scientific data, and then advise the government on the findings from that data. Data itself isn’t good or bad, it can’t spread gloom or optimism, it is just data – from that data analysis, it’s up to the government to act and breif the country on the findings.
>Sir Patrick Vallance said it was not the responsibility of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) “to take a particular policy stance or to either spread gloom or give Panglossian optimism”.
>
>The comments appeared to respond to criticism – including from some Conservative MPs – of Sage’s Omicron modelling as fear-provoking, with Sir Patrick warning those participating in the debate “need to consider all the data in the round, not only those parts that fit an argument while ignoring the rest”.
I would be worried if scientists started to take political policy stances. Things are as they should be.
They were recommending lockdowns prior to Christmas on unemperical spurious data and dangerous assumption, I’m sorry but I’m not buying that this time SAGE was pushing an extremely politically motivated agenda last time.
They should really choose a different name, Sage just triggers irrational anger because their software is fucking aids and always breaks when Windows does an update somehow.
Seriously how the fuck are you unable to ride the API docs on MSDN to stop this happening?
In the dystopian fiction movies the scientists are seen as a source of trust and wisdom in their expertise however in the real world the scientits are seen as the villains and enemy.
The treatment and contempt of scientits by The UK media along with the British public and politicians it is like we are all living in the movie Idiotcracy except none of this entertaining
2 years late to the party there Patrick. That rabble should have been reigned in ages ago
Their models have been so wildly inaccurate that they really shouldn’t have any credibility left. People “following the science” has long been a cliché as it depends which scientists you’re listening to, these are simply the ones that the government has chosen to listen to. There are plenty who are anti-lockdown and anti-restrictions but those have been silenced by the media.