David Scales

Aug 30, 2024 | newsbreak.com | David Scales

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Aug 30, 2024 | route-fifty.com | David Scales

This commentary was originally published by Undark. Earlier this summer, experts published a 38,000-word, multidisciplinary review of the evidence on masking against infectious disease. Masks work, they concluded, and better masks work better. Given the paper’s depth, the authors appeared to seek to end a long-running scientific debate on the effectiveness of masking. Of course, that won’t happen — because the controversy over masking is not really one of science and evidence.

Aug 29, 2024 | undark.org | David Scales

Earlier this summer, experts published a 38,000-word, multidisciplinary review of the evidence on masking against infectious disease. Masks work, they concluded, and better masks work better. Given the paper’s depth, the authors appeared to seek to end a long-running scientific debate on the effectiveness of masking. Of course, that won’t happen — because the controversy over masking is not really one of science and evidence. It is about values and culture.

Jun 4, 2024 | sensible-med.com | David Scales

I know, I know, what can possibly be left to say on this topic? I feel like this piece by Dr. Scales is a good place to leave it as it totally recontextualizes the discussion in an interesting way. It is a little longer than many of our pieces but I think it is worth it. You now have my promise that I will never post about COVID and Masking again on Sensible Medicine. (You are, of course, welcome to purchase my forthcoming book: 1001 Essays on Masking in Healthcare Facilities.

May 22, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | David Scales

The land artist and Outstanding In The Field founder joins to explain why being caught inside is the pinnacle of surfing, how his mother’s language of math is encoded in his artwork, dance as ultimate therapy, and how the difference between failure and success is an illusion of perspective. Enjoy!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices