Harvard’s Unscientific Consensus

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Harvard’s Unscientific Consensus

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Mar 13, 2024

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Martin Kulldorff joins John Tierney to discuss his firing from Harvard University and the importance of scientific debate.

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Mar 13, 2024

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Harvard’s Unscientific Consensus

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