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Daniel Pimentel

An 'expanded' heuristic to evaluate science as a non-scientist

The Hindu publishes a column called ‘Notebook’ every Friday, in which journalists
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arrow paradox

The problem with rooting for science

The idea that trusting in science involves a lot of faith, instead
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biochemistry

The constructionist hypothesis and expertise during the pandemic

Now that COVID-19 cases are rising again in the country, the trash
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COVID-19

The journalist as expert

I recently turned down some requests for interviews because the topics of
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conspiracy theories

In defence of ignorance

Wish I may, wish I might Have this wish, I wish tonight
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ad hominem

Science journalism, expertise and common sense

On March 27, the Johns Hopkins University said an article published on
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authority

The difficulty of option 'c'

Can any journalist become a science journalist? More specifically, can any journalist
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activism

Authority, authoritarianism and a scicomm paradox

I received a sharp reminder to better distinguish between activists and experts
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