@globalmuseum

Yet another example of the #Chortlemuffin effect (as identified by Sonja Drimmer)

https://mastodon.social/@christinkallama/111383445762653527

On the #Chortlemuffin Effect, from its originator:

This article (from 2021) is infuriating on the unwillingness of Very Important Scientists to reconsider their categories and recognize that #CovidIsAirborne during the crucial first phase of the pandemic, and illuminating on how the work of #histodons can help scientists understand how their categories came to be.

The description of the historical work is fascinating - and, of course, leads to a #Chortlemuffin.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/

@histodons
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#HistoryOfScience