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'The biomedical research enterprise is under attack'

2025/6/29
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Anthony Fauci: 我认为我们正处于一个“非真理正常化”的环境中,社交媒体放大了虚假信息,导致人们难以区分真假。这种现象与科学的本质背道而驰,因为科学是一个收集真实信息、数据和证据的过程。科学的自我纠正过程也被那些散布不实信息的人利用,他们会利用科学的自我纠正过程来诋毁科学。作为一名医生和科学家,我的目标是通过解决疾病和减轻痛苦来改善世界。面对虚假信息,我尽量专注于我的根本目标,即作为一名医生和科学家,致力于公共卫生,维护和保护美国公众的健康。我必须把那些不愉快的事情当作噪音,否则我会无法专注于我的目标。 Meghna Chakrabarty: 我认为人们对科学的理解不足,导致他们对不断变化的科学建议感到困惑。疫情揭示了公众对科学过程的普遍理解不足。“追随科学”这个口号的问题在于,它让人们认为科学是不变的。媒体在疫情期间扮演了重要角色,但有些媒体充斥着阴谋论,这使得公众难以信任科学。我们需要重建公众对科学的信任,科学家和医学界应该怎么做才能重建美国公众对科学的信任?

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Dr. Fauci's journey into science wasn't a childhood dream but rather a convergence of his humanities background and the pursuit of truth and understanding through scientific discovery. He saw science as a tool to improve the world by alleviating suffering and death.
  • Dr. Fauci's background in humanities influenced his career path.
  • He viewed science as a method for discovering truth and improving lives.
  • His work focused on using evidence to address disease and reduce suffering.

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In a conversation recorded at the WBUR Festival, Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks frankly about the threats he sees to public health under the Trump administration and the “severe intimidation” of scientists at the NIH.