Follow the Science
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Figuring out what to believe is harder than ever in this pandemic, as we’re told we should trust scientists who often disagree or change their minds. In this podcast I’ll be covering the science behind Covid-19 and other medical issues while examining how we can distinguish scientific ideas from chatter, speculation, sanctimony, hype and noise. I’m Faye Flam and I’m a science journalist so it’s my job to sort it out. I’ll also be investigating how misinformation spreads through social media and why so many people believe dubious claims – from miracle cures to Q-anon conspiracy the
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Recent episodes
- The Oldest Everything: Searching for the Oldest Thing in the Universe
- 66. Cracking the Mystery of Long Covid w/ Bruce Levy
- Pandemic Misinformation - How Politics and Polarization Are Distorting the Science w/ Roger Seheult & Florian Krammer [Episode 11 Rebroadcast]
- 65. Science vs. Long Covid w/ Ziyad Al-Aly
- 64. Covid-19, Sense of Smell and the Brain w/ Mark Albers
- 63. Lessons from Germ Warfare Against Rabbits w/ Andrew Read
- 62. Overconfidence and Other Covid-19 Mistakes w/ Michael Osterholm
- 61. The Folly of Following the Science w/ Jacob Hale Russell
- 60. Covid Threat Lingers, Society Turns the Page w/ Dan Barouch
- 59. From The World’s Oldest Virus to The Newest Pandemic Variant w/ Erin Bromage, Bill Hanage, David Sanders & Sarah Otto