Andy
Retired committee member
"Colin Blakemore (1944–2022)
Neuroscientist, science communicator and advocate for openness in research."
"In the 2010s, a small, outspoken group of campaigners demanded the retraction of MRC-funded research into chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, which found that treatments including cognitive behavioural therapy could help some people with their symptoms. Blakemore wrote articles defending the research, arguing against pitting biological and psychological research against each other and warning that patients would be the losers if the scientific community gave in to pressure to close down any avenue of research."
"At a 2021 Festschrift event to honour Blakemore, the head of a non-profit science advocacy group called on others to learn from the ways in which Blakemore enabled passionate but respectful disagreement. “True tolerance in public debate … recognizes and acknowledges difference … and talks about it.”
A fitting legacy would be a scientific community that is prepared to be bolder and braver."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01961-z
Neuroscientist, science communicator and advocate for openness in research."
"In the 2010s, a small, outspoken group of campaigners demanded the retraction of MRC-funded research into chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, which found that treatments including cognitive behavioural therapy could help some people with their symptoms. Blakemore wrote articles defending the research, arguing against pitting biological and psychological research against each other and warning that patients would be the losers if the scientific community gave in to pressure to close down any avenue of research."
"At a 2021 Festschrift event to honour Blakemore, the head of a non-profit science advocacy group called on others to learn from the ways in which Blakemore enabled passionate but respectful disagreement. “True tolerance in public debate … recognizes and acknowledges difference … and talks about it.”
A fitting legacy would be a scientific community that is prepared to be bolder and braver."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01961-z