Philipp Markolin, PhD
@PhilippMarkolin
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Science blogger and communicator. Not a fan of myth, manipulation and magical thinking in the information age. Get my book at: https://t.co/pCivlgRAm4
Switzerland
Joined March 2016
Happy August. Here is a little surprise for everybody: The english version of my book is finally available. You can get it on Amazon. You can also read and listen to it on my blog, where I will release the book as freely accessible serialized novel. 1/.
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The COVID-19 Origin Theory that Sabotaged Science and Society
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RT @JordanDoesFlu: Great to hear @angie_rasmussen on the Ben and Emile show educating the public on the threat posed by H5N1 and the failin….
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"I tried to show that scientists are human beings. They are not just national symbols or institutional functions. They are people motivated by curiosity, by idealism, and by a desire to understand the truth. That spirit—the spirit of the Enlightenment—is worth defending.".
Once we lose a culture of truth, it is not clear how we ever recover it. My hope is that we remember scientists are not enemies, but fellow human beings working for the common good. @PhilippMarkolin @PeterDaszak.@hiltzikm @MichaelWorobey @WalkerBragman.
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RT @ProfCarlSagan: Carl Sagan's view about world is something else, if you can not see what he was showing you will never feel it. https://….
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RT @simonmaechling: if science changes its mind when new data arrives (and that’s a strength, not a failure), then shouldn’t you take the s….
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RT @simonmaechling: Science doesn’t just explain the world. It saves it. Every bar in this chart?.A breakthrough. A life extended. A child….
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The pandemic was a traumatising. What worries me about the lab leak propaganda is how it is an emotional trigger that the unpopular Trump regime can use to whip up traumatized citizens against supposed enemies within and without. We already see this against scientists and NIH.
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RT @19joho: Nothing to see here. Just @NIHDirector_Jay teaming up with USA #1 anti-vaxx disinformation group after his podcast with Stev….
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RT @DebraDSW: “The origins of COVID-19 and the politics of the “lab-leak” myth: A discussion with science writer Philipp Markolin “ https:/….
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The author of Lab Leak Fever has comprehensively exposed the baseless ultra-right campaign to blame COVID-19 on the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
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Those who play-act "suppressed truth teller" for clout on social media and YouTube like @EricRWeinstein are funnily always the first to use their power and influence to harass, intimidate and silence their (legitimate) critics. This is their pattern. Read the nasty story ⬇️.
I'm breaking my silence. For years, I was quiet about how @EricRWeinstein, Sabine Hossenfelder, @DrBrianKeating & @TOEwithCurt suppressed my scientific critique. They preach free inquiry but practice censorship. This is the story of their hypocrisy. 🧵.
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RT @IAmTimNguyen: I'm breaking my silence. For years, I was quiet about how @EricRWeinstein, Sabine Hossenfelder, @DrBrianKeating & @TOEwi….
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Chapter 6 is out today. Free access, audio / blog, telling the inside story on the WHO mission & events of 2021 when the lab leak theory went mainstream. If you ever thought the case for a lab origin got stronger, this is how you were fooled by elites in government and media:.
@DrLiMengYAN1 Chapter 6 takes us inside the WHO mission to Wuhan in 2021. What did the international members learn?.Where were the conflicts with Chinese authorities?. And who really benefited from treating an informative mission as a failure to advance a moral panic?.
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@DrLiMengYAN1 Chapter 6 takes us inside the WHO mission to Wuhan in 2021. What did the international members learn?.Where were the conflicts with Chinese authorities?. And who really benefited from treating an informative mission as a failure to advance a moral panic?.
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Adapted from Lab Leak Fever: The COVID-19 origin theory that sabotaged science and society
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You can read the full interview here:.
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The author of Lab Leak Fever has comprehensively exposed the baseless ultra-right campaign to blame COVID-19 on the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
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"Democracies thrive only when there is a shared set of facts we can agree on. If we allow scientists to be vilified, silenced, or marginalized, we undermine that foundation. So, my warning is this: once we lose a culture of truth, it is not clear how we ever recover it.".
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"I tried to show that scientists are human beings. They are not just national symbols or institutional functions. They are people motivated by curiosity, by idealism, and by a desire to understand the truth. That spirit—the spirit of the Enlightenment—is worth defending.".
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"We are living in a dangerous moment. If evidence-based discourse collapses, if truth is dictated only by those with the loudest megaphones or the greatest wealth, society will lose something essential. And history shows it is not easily recovered once gone.".
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"Bridging that gap now requires effort on both sides: scientists must engage more directly with the public, and citizens must reclaim science as a defense against manipulation.".
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"Of course, scientists must also reflect on their role. For too long, many lived in ivory towers, buffered by public trust. The pandemic fractured that trust. Politicians, charlatans & business interests exploited the gap between science and society, deepening public mistrust".
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"Scientists are now more outspoken. They’ve realized that silence isn’t neutrality; it’s surrender. If they don’t defend evidence-based inquiry, no one else will. Journalists are weakened by collapsing media ecosystems. If both remain silent, truth itself is left undefended".
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"Figures like Bhattacharya . openly argued against public health measures, prioritizing economic interests over life. Scientists became scapegoats for these agendas. To defend themselves, they had no choice but to recognize the political battlefield they were placed on".
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