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12 How Reddit brings real science to millions

12 How Reddit brings real science to millions

FromINFLUENCE


12 How Reddit brings real science to millions

FromINFLUENCE

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the era of fake news, climate deniers, and anti-vaxxers, productive discussion about peer-reviewed science can be hard to come by on the internet. Fortunately, the subreddit r/science (with 17 million subscribers) has some ingenious ways to connect the curious masses with real scientists, root out trolls, and present controversial topics some readers might not be ready for. Alli and Jen get sciency with head moderator Dr. Nathan Allen, a PhD in synthetic chemistry.
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Released:
Dec 11, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

If it exists, there's probably a huge Internet community obsessed with it. In their quest to follow the Web's deepest wormholes, comedians Alli Goldberg and Lindsey Ford have hilarious and humanizing conversations with furries, geocachers, video game archeologists, TikTok witches, professional comment trolls, VR sex workers, and much more. They also explore the social, legal, and ethical ramifications of modern social media with experts and journalists. You can't un-hear this!