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That’ s been a consistently missing piece from coverage of Howe’s medical travails. For the most part, readers of these stories weren’t exposed to the serious questions being raised by experts. That’s partly because Howe’s family, particularly Murray, believed in and promoted the treatment so enthusiastically (they have since become Stemedica investors and announced they will be “collaborating” on <a href="http://www.stemedica.com/info/allogeneic-adult-stem-cells/stem-cell-clinical-trials/2016-05-11-Unique-Coalition-To-Launch-Human-Stem-Cell-Trial-For-Traumatic-Brain-Injury.asp" target="_blank">an American clinical trial for Stemedica</a>) and journalists took their stories at face value.
The Media Botched the Gordie Howe Stem-Cell Story -- Science of Us
Jesse Singal
We then further group other disciplines into three clusters. These disciplines, while not having clearly corresponding professions, share methods and core concerns (and often buildings): math and science; social and psychological sciences; and humanities. Unlike the “big four,” these disciplines, albeit with greater or lesser rigor, focus on creating knowledge rather than learning how to apply it.
Engineers of Jihad
Diego Gambetta, Steffen Hertog
Ich fürchte, das Kernproblem ist ein anderes. Es geht um die hegemoniale Deutungsmacht. Wenn man jahrzehntelang gewohnt ist, dass man ohne Konsequenz tun und sagen kann, was man will, dann irritiert einen dauerhafte Kritik. Dann wirken diejenigen, die einen auffordern, das eigene Handeln zu überdenken wie eine Bedrohung.
Politische Korrektheit Ist Nicht Das Problem | Journelle
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