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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2021 · 1H 33M

3.37 Skepticism, COVID-19, and Debating Science in the Era of Trade-Offs with Jacob Hale Russell

from Plenary Session - inactive due to federal service · host Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

On today's episode we are joined by Jacob Hale Russell, an Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. We discuss his forthcoming book on skepticism, elites, and expertise, as well as his article out now on StatNews about the myth of COVID-19 denial. We talk about anti-intellectualism and how science ought to be debated in the era of trade-offs and COVID-19. Straw Man of Pandemic Denial: www.statnews.com/2020/12/23/put-straw-man-pandemic-denial-out-of-its-misery/comment-page-1/ Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

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