Should we be Putting Scientists back on Top? French translation Winston Churchill once reportedly said “Scientists should be on tap, but not on top.” Now I do understand that nobody likes to be kept in a little box, waiting to be opened when needed … to only give a “Yes/No” answer. I also feel that…
Category: COVID-19
Scientific Consensus, Expectation and Trust
Declaring a consensus is a means to stop debate. It is political, not scientific.
The Industry Complex (Part 3): A Return to Realpolitik
Idealist virtue politics is the wrong policy approach at the wrong time.
My Conversation with a ZeroRisker
It is time to call “time” on the pandemic.
2021 – Farewell to the Year of Fear
2021 will go down in history as the year fear took over … everything
Trustbusters Part 2: The Misinformation on Disinformation
When we treat misinformation as disinformation, trust is lost.
On Imposing Behavioural Change
If you’re not like me, you need to change. We can fix you!
A Docilian Fairy Tale
Our leaders govern today with precautionary pixie dust
KeystoneCorona Conclusion: How European Leadership Failed
European precautionistas couldn’t control COVID-19 while East Asian risk managers did
A Tale of Two Precautions
An abundance of the wrong precaution is leading to an abundance of fear and vaccine hesitancy.
The Top Ten KeystoneCorona Moments of 2020: Part 10/10 – Limiting Scientific Advice
If you only get advice from one scientific field, are your decisions sound?
The “Top Ten Good Things about COVID-19” Revisited
COVID-19 was valuable to prepare for a serious crisis. One year on, we are really unprepared.