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Art "Drastic" Philip

Antiguan Barbudan musician

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Jan 17, 2026

What peer-reviewed critiques exist of DRASTIC’s major claims and methods?

Peer-reviewed literature contains a mixed appraisal of the DRASTIC groundwater-vulnerability index: reviewers praise its simplicity and adaptability but consistently flag methodological weaknesses—reg...

Jan 17, 2026

What specific documents unearthed by DRASTIC altered the scientific discussion about SARS‑CoV‑2 origins?

DRASTIC's public release of internal research proposals, lab records and related files—most prominently the EcoHealth Alliance "DEFUSE" DARPA proposal and associated WIV-linked materials—forced scient...

Jan 17, 2026

What standards and safeguards apply to citizen-led OSINT investigations of biological research, and how have they been applied to DRASTIC?

Citizen-led OSINT on biological research must follow legal, ethical, methodological and operational safeguards—drawing on public-interest OSINT guidelines, forensic best practices, and institutional s...

Jan 17, 2026

How have mainstream scientific institutions responded to claims first raised by DRASTIC about the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

Mainstream scientific institutions initially treated the lab-leak claims amplified by the DRASTIC internet sleuths as speculative and, at times, politically charged, with many scientists and major out...

Jan 17, 2026

What specific documents did DRASTIC publish about RaTG13 and how have genomic experts assessed them?

DRASTIC — the online Decentralized Radical Autonomous Search Team Investigating COVID‑19 — produced several public analyses and reports focused on the provenance and raw data behind the bat coronaviru...