Theo Baker: In an editorial this week, Science editor-in-chief @holdenthorp.bsky.social urges transparency in the face of increasing outside pressure. “As difficult and scary as it is to talk to tough reporters and critics, the alternative can be far worse,” writes Thorp. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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In an editorial this week, Science editor-in-chief @holdenthorp.bsky.social urges transparency in the face of increasing outside pressure. “As difficult and scary as it is to talk to tough reporters and critics, the alternative can be far worse,” writes Thorp. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Theo Baker tab-delete.bsky.social · Feb 16
Meagan Phelan, Science communications director, also coauthored the piece, which was published two days after a long @nytimes.com story about a deeply controversial study published by Science. (Thorp, who was not editor at the time, is also quoted in the NYT piece.) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/s...
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