PULL QUOTE:
“The very heart of science is having the capacity to check your emotions and biases at the door and look at the data objectively — not just the data that supports your belief — and especially not the data that has been emotionalized and politicized.”
– from the transcript of the video (see toggle located at the top left corner of our home page), “The Science of Masks”
Given a culture now quick to rage against anyone not falling into line, the act of doing one’s due diligence — seeking facts and substance in service of truth — becomes a courageous act and no small task. If it helps to remember:
Face Mask Busters is meant to serve as a resource for those who seek to learn from science; questioning and remaining open to what the facts and substance reveal, as well as the implications of such findings.
To make a lot of material easy to navigate and absorb, documents/videos are presented in toggle format and include:
1) “Cliff Notes & Pull Quotes,” allowing readers to gather key content and findings at a glance.
2) Links to original features/videos and related studies/source material, allowing readers to go deeper into the material.
3) Transcribed material, allowing readers who may not have 50 minutes to watch a video, the ability to scan/read content in a fraction of such time.