Are open letters an appropriate channel for scientific debate?

As a Stanford professor attacks scientific petitions, co-creators of open letters on both sides of Covid debate explain why they matter

Published on
November 30, 2020
Last updated
December 2, 2020
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...freedom of knowledge/facts versus freedom of speech. the bigger the difference (between both) the bigger should be the concern. Intellectual honesty more than a mere desire for the gallery is good metric Basil jide fadipe.
Open Science can help speed up scientific discovery. When scientists and researchers share their data and materials, others may use and analyze them in new ways, potentially leading to new discoveries. Having studied science (not in an open access environment) for so many years, it requires time and effort to change old habits. Technology facilitates this process of adopting open habits, even if behavioral change is hard. <a href="https://orvium.io/">Orvium</a>

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