Why We Need Citizen Scientists




Unpopular Politics with Tommy Caldwell show

Summary: <p>The back-and-forth regarding the COVID-19 pandemic is an emotional, narrative-driven battle between conspiracy theorists and the status quo. Both of these groups are unhelpful.<br> <br> Everyone who puts their best effort toward being informed deserves to publicly share their opinion and be involved in the discussion. Those who prefer to be informed by narrative (on both sides) should go join a reddit subgroup instead.<br> <br> Able citizens need to be interested in reading, viewing the data, and opening up a conversation about what it all means. Suppose the average citizen continues to be educated by social media and traditional news outlets without looking more deeply into the matter. In that case, We will never push public Health to find the best solution.<br> <br> Whether you agree or disagree with the lockdown method, you don't deserve to share your opinion unless you have done your absolute best to understand the data. That means reading reports, testing definitions, and other publicly available information that allows you to form an educated opinion.<br> <br> It doesn't have to be perfect, and none of us have to agree on what it all means- but if we are not willing to step up to the plate and assess this crisis at a ground level, we don't deserve the most favourable outcome.<br> <br> Links to what was discussed in this video: if you aren't willing to read them, please don't DM me with your opinion<br> <br> <a href="https://www.who.int/classifications/icd/Guidelines_Cause_of_Death_COVID-19-20200420-EN.pdf?ua=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.who.int/classifications/icd/Guidelines_Cause_of_Death_COVID-19-20200420-EN.pdf?ua=1</a><br> <br> <a href="https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/confirmed-positive-cases-of-covid-19-in-ontario" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/confirmed-positive-cases-of-covid-19-in-ontario</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.oltca.com/OLTCA/Documents/Reports/TILTC2019web.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oltca.com/OLTCA/Documents/Reports/TILTC2019web.pdf</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.ices.on.ca/Publications/Journal-Articles/2015/January/Hospitalization-and-Mortality-Rates-in-Long-Term-Care-Facilities-Does-For-Profit-Status-Matter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ices.on.ca/Publications/Journal-Articles/2015/January/Hospitalization-and-Mortality-Rates-in-Long-Term-Care-Facilities-Does-For-Profit-Status-Matter</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.fda.gov/media/134922/download" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fda.gov/media/134922/download</a></p>