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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 16 MIN

Dr. David Agus, Professor, USC [Part 1]

from HOW Conversations · host The HOW Institute for Society featuring hosts Dov Seidman and Dana H. Born

[Archive Interview from Jul 6, 2021]Dr. David Agus believes leaders have a moral responsibility to be transparent and accurate, especially during a pandemic, “We saw people just talking and not thinking of the ramifications of their words and of their actions. There weren't people stepping up to really normalize the right ideas, the right behavior and it became more about a belief system than data.” He sat down with Founder and Executive Chairman of the HOW Institute, Dov Seidman, where the two discussed frameworks for values-based decision making, battling misinformation in science and adapting under pressure.Dr. David Agus specializes in treating cancer and is a researcher at the Ellison Institute at the University of  Southern California.  He is also a regular contributor to CBS News and has spent much of the past year answering questions about COVID-19 and vaccines on TV and social media.     READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority.  We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions.  We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.  Learn more at https://thehowinstitute.org/   

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[Archive Interview from Jul 6, 2021] Dr. David Agus believes leaders have a moral responsibility to be transparent and accurate, especially during a pandemic, “We saw people just talking and not thinking of the ramifications of their words and of their actions. There weren't people stepping up to really normalize the right ideas, the right behavior and it became more about a belief system than data.” He sat down with Founder and Executive Chairman of the HOW Institute, Dov Seidman, where the ...

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