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Martin Enserink

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* Account no longer active * Deputy News Editor, Science magazine. Infectious diseases, global health, scientific integrity, science policy. Find me on Bluesky.

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Martin Enserink
1 year
I've not tweeted for a long time but now I'm formally joining the eXodus. Find me on https://t.co/JmbzApZVQ3.
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Martin Enserink
2 years
The Netherlands may soon have the most right-wing government it has ever had. That's bad news for scientists. My story:
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Four parties hammer out agreement filled with bad news for scientists
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Martin Enserink
2 years
Lots of outlandish details in a report released last week by Leiden University about two Dutch archaeologists who allegedly abused their power for thee decades. Here's my story: https://t.co/x71It1H1Ur
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Leading scientist at Leiden University and her husband created a 30-year “culture of fear” and violated academic integrity, investigation panel says
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Martin Enserink
2 years
I'm honored that a deep dive into the very strange story of the @GISAID database, by @sciencecohen and me, is among the finalists for an @NIHCMfoundation award. We're in great company - including @cpiller's blockbuster investigation of a stroke drug, also in @ScienceMagazine.
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Martin Enserink
2 years
It wasn't a slam dunk, however. One in five experts believes there is at least a 50% chance that it wasn't a natural event. (2/2)
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Martin Enserink
2 years
Most virologists and epidemiologists think the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely the result of a natural zoonotic event than of a lab leak, a global survey shows. I explained the poll in 6 questions: https://t.co/GGKs9gKITm (1/2)
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First large scientific opinion poll about “lab leak” causes fresh furor on social media
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Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social
2 years
Truly a fantastic podcast episode! **Highly recommend** Great backstory on Judy Mikovits (of XMRV & “Plandemic” infamy).. learned a lot and enjoyed it.. Didn’t realize Martin was in it until I recognized a familiar Dutch accent!
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Martin Enserink
2 years
"We're Coming After You, Honey" I helped shed light on the origins of the first major COVID-19 conspiracy in a new episode of the BBC podcast 'Things Fell Apart'. https://t.co/YB9Er78ED4 (Also on Spotify, Apple etc) Great storytelling by @jonronson and @sarah_shebbeare
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Martin Enserink
2 years
"We're Coming After You, Honey" I helped shed light on the origins of the first major COVID-19 conspiracy in a new episode of the BBC podcast 'Things Fell Apart'. https://t.co/YB9Er78ED4 (Also on Spotify, Apple etc) Great storytelling by @jonronson and @sarah_shebbeare
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A medical scandal has world-shattering consequences.
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Martin Enserink
2 years
I'm giving a public lecture tonight at @UniHeidelberg about the importance of independent, critical science journalism. (Part of the my visiting professorship at the @MKolleg.) It's at 7 PM at the Alte Aula - entry free for all.
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Martin Enserink
2 years
I'm organizing a workshop on academic whistleblowing on January 11. With veteran whistleblower @Josefin_Sundin and Joachim Kirsch, research integrity ombudsman. If you' re at the @UniHeidelberg: There are still a few places! Registration here:
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Martin Enserink
2 years
The 'Fireside chat' that kicked off my Nature Marsilius visiting professorship at @UniHeidelberg - with Friederike Nüssel, @kammler_suecker, and Kathia Serrano Velarde - is available online here:
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Martin Enserink
2 years
I'm very excited to be this winter's Nature Marsilius visiting professor in science journalism and communication at @UniHeidelberg . I'll start next week. Here's the program:
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Science Journalism Forum
2 years
#Happening_Now #SJF23 Long-awaited Panel Discussion ”A Tactical Guide to Science Journalism: New Perspectives on Global Reporting” moderated by @ashleythesmart , featuring @Richard49945565 , Iván Carrillo, @Nakkazi , and @martinenserink . Brought by @KSJatMIT . #sjf23
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John Travis
2 years
We've posted an interesting update to the remarkable story on @GISAID written by @martinenserink and @sciencecohen this spring. Were both counts of Peter Bogner's felony conviction dismissed? Not so fast. 1/n
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Martin Enserink
2 years
My condolences to @Ola_AlGhazawy and their children for this terrible loss.
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Martin Enserink
2 years
Very sad to hear about the death of @MohammedY, whom I met at many @WFSJ meetings. Mohammed was a smart and lovely guy who was passionate about science journalism, especially in the Arab world. He had just embarked on a new adventure in the United States.
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Science journalist had taken the helm of the magazine just days earlier
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Martin Enserink
2 years
@UDelaware @SCUniversity PS - this again vindicates whistleblowers @Timothy_D_Clark, @FredrikJutfelt, @Josefin_Sundin, @dom_roche, @coral_robot and others, who literally spent years on this case. For background, see https://t.co/x8VV6fgCvI
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Martin Enserink
2 years
@UDelaware But @SCUniversity, the employer of co-author Anna Scott, has done its own investigation and *has* shared its evidence with the journal, which has now “lost confidence in the reliability of the data.” Here’s the retraction notice. https://t.co/POcAAm0L2G (3/4)
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Martin Enserink
2 years
As part of a broad investigation into the work of Danielle Dixson, @UDelaware had concluded that the paper (and two others by Dixson) were fraudulent. But strangely, it didn’t share details of the evidence with the journal, whose own investigation left room for doubt. (2/4)
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