World is weird. Dr. Lane and Dr. Fauci intervene in the emergency authorization of serotherapy citing a recent study that the data is not strong enough to warrant emergency approval. But, when I follow the link to the study, the authors conclude efficacy and the findings were statistically significant and satisfy some aspects of Hill Criteria for cause-effect. Very suspicious. Must be close to developing a vaccine? Wouldn't want any competitors, now would we? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html

Commented: It is ironic that Kant says that "it takes intellectual daring to discover truth" when the premise is.... that "no amount of refinement of perception and intellectuality .... will bring us any closer to reality". ??? Or in the words of Stephen Hicks: "all truth is relative; on the other hand, postmodernism tells it like it really is. #postmodernism

#TylerCowen snapping to his senses in this commentary about why science doesn't make good policy. hint: there's something ilke a moral hazard problem. "If you do public health, your status incentives are to deliver warnings, not potential good news.... That might lead them to behave more irresponsibly, and then you in turn would look less responsible." https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/08/the-t-cell-immune-response-that-didnt-bark.html #coronavirus #covid19