The more I think about it, the more cynical I am about making press releases about a certain claim coincide with a Nature paper that claims something materially different. Even if they end up factually correct, this is the heart of the issue with mixing capital interests and science - ThreadSky

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gregswhitenoise.bsky.social • 7 days ago

The more I think about it, the more cynical I am about making press releases about a certain claim coincide with a Nature paper that claims something materially different. Even if they end up factually correct, this is the heart of the issue with mixing capital interests and science

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gregswhitenoise.bsky.social•7 days ago

Wherever the evidence is “released”, the confusion was intentional and this is a failure of integrity of everyone involved

spinespresso.bsky.social•7 days ago

There are false

gregswhitenoise.bsky.social•7 days ago

I’d believe that but not knowledgeable enough to make the call. But whether true or not I think the message needs to be that this is an unacceptable way to go about it

spinespresso.bsky.social•7 days ago

This is a misdirection trick. People start to scrutinize the paper in front of them. They say: forget this one we have something BIGGER! They done it several times

gregswhitenoise.bsky.social•6 days ago

Fully agreed. Forget about scrutinising: focus on the obvious misdirection

proni.bsky.social•6 days ago

It extends beyond this particular company or field. Since we know what they do, we understand the gap and can be critical about it. I keep having to explain this to others who send me this release. Why would I believe any announcement in fields I know less about?

gregswhitenoise.bsky.social•7 days ago

Appreciate @spinespresso.bsky.social, @dulwichquantum.bsky.social + others on the case

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