Searching for Trust | Hugh Desmond | Substack

As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has spread across the globe, our daily environments have been drastically altered. The dependable rhythms of work, family, and friends have been shattered. In this state of uncertainty, it is striking how we have turned towards scientific experts as…

May 4, 2020

Thanks to their education, science experts are accorded prestige and influence. This means that criticism of experts can quickly dismissed as irrational…

Apr 8, 2020

Scientific experts seem to have taken center stage with the corona pandemic. Often this is applauded as policy — finally! — being informed by science…

Mar 27, 2020

Trust seems to have become such a pressing issue on many different fronts. The Coronacrisis is upending some previously held certainties, and it is no…

Mar 21, 2020

Searching for Trust

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