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Should Scientific Controversies Be Silenced, with Dr. Amesh Adalja

Should Scientific Controversies Be Silenced, with Dr. Amesh Adalja

FromMaking Sense of Science


Should Scientific Controversies Be Silenced, with Dr. Amesh Adalja

FromMaking Sense of Science

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The recent Joe Rogan/Spotify backlash over the misinformation presented in his recent episode on the Covid-19 vaccines raises some difficult and important bioethical questions for society: How can people know which experts to trust? What should big tech gatekeepers do about false claims promoted on their platforms? How should the scientific establishment respond to heterodox viewpoints from experts who disagree with the consensus? When is silencing of dissent merited, and when is it problematic? Journalist Kira Peikoff asks infectious disease physician and pandemic scholar Dr. Amesh Adalja to weigh in. 
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making Sense of Science features interviews with leading medical and scientific experts about the latest developments in health innovation and the big ethical and social questions they raise. The podcast is hosted by journalist Matt Fuchs, editor of the award-winning science outlet Leaps.org.