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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 54 MIN

Truth Is Slow… But It Always Wins | Jay Bhattacharya & Ad Verbrugge #2047

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In this in-depth conversation, former Stanford professor and current director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and the Great Barrington Declaration. We discuss the failures of science, politics, and media — and what really went wrong. A post-mortem on fear, truth, and authority in times of crisis.--Steun DNW en word patroon op http://www.petjeaf.com/denieuwewereld.Liever direct overmaken? Maak dan uw gift over naar NL61 RABO 0357 5828 61 t.n.v. Stichting De Nieuwe Wereld. Crypto's doneren kan via https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/31d3b502-6996-41f6-97aa-ef2958025fb8-- Bronnen en links bij deze uitzending: https://gbdeclaration.org/--00:00 Intro & Setup 01:50 Why the Great Barrington Declaration? 04:43 The Pandemic as a Philosophical Crisis 09:14 How Science Broke During COVID 13:00 Authority, Politics & Censorship 19:00 Introduction of Jay Bhattacharya 21:30 Early Warnings & First Reactions to Lockdowns 26:07 Lockdowns and the “Laptop Class” 28:30 Science vs. Politics – A Broken Relationship 32:43 The God Complex of Science 36:33 Sweden as a Counterexample 38:15 WHO, China & the Global Lockdown Model 41:40 Media, Mass Formation & Fear 47:00 What Went Wrong – And Why We Continued 50:00 Make America Healthy Again – New Vision 52:30 Replication Crisis in Science 55:40 Money, Power & Corruption in Institutions 57:10 Can the WHO Regain Trust? 01:02:20 Universities, Groupthink & Free Thought 01:05:11 Courage, Fear & Speaking Out 01:07:27 Message to the Next Generation 01:09:12 Keeping Our Humanity in Future Crises 01:11:00 Closing Reflections & Outro--De Nieuwe Wereld TV is een platform dat mensen uit verschillende disciplines bij elkaar brengt om na te denken over grote veranderingen die op komst zijn door een combinatie van snelle technologische ontwikkelingen en globalisering. Het is een initiatief van filosoof Ad Verbrugge in samenwerking met anchors Jelle van Baardewijk en Marlies Dekkers. De Nieuwe Wereld TV wordt gemaakt in samenwerking met de Filosofische School Nederland. Onze website: https://denieuwewereld.tv/ DNW heeft ook een Substack. Meld je hier aan: https://denieuwewereld.substack.com/

In this in-depth conversation, former Stanford professor and current director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and the Great Barrington Declaration. We discuss the failures of science, politics, and media — and what really went wrong. A post-mortem on fear, truth, and authority in times of crisis.--Steun DNW en word patroon op http://www.petjeaf.com/denieuwewereld.Liever direct overmaken? Maak dan uw gift over naar NL61 RABO 0357 5828 61 t.n.v. Stichting De Nieuwe Wereld. Crypto's doneren kan via https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/31d3b502-6996-41f6-97aa-ef2958025fb8-- Bronnen en links bij deze uitzending: https://gbdeclaration.org/--00:00 Intro & Setup 01:50 Why the Great Barrington Declaration? 04:43 The Pandemic as a Philosophical Crisis 09:14 How Science Broke During COVID 13:00 Authority, Politics & Censorship 19:00 Introduction of Jay Bhattacharya 21:30 Early Warnings & First Reactions to Lockdowns 26:07 Lockdowns and the “Laptop Class” 28:30 Science vs. Politics – A Broken Relationship 32:43 The God Complex of Science 36:33 Sweden as a Counterexample 38:15 WHO, China & the Global Lockdown Model 41:40 Media, Mass Formation & Fear 47:00 What Went Wrong – And Why We Continued 50:00 Make America Healthy Again – New Vision 52:30 Replication Crisis in Science 55:40 Money, Power & Corruption in Institutions 57:10 Can the WHO Regain Trust? 01:02:20 Universities, Groupthink & Free Thought 01:05:11 Courage, Fear & Speaking Out 01:07:27 Message to the Next Generation 01:09:12 Keeping Our Humanity in Future Crises 01:11:00 Closing Reflections & Outro--De Nieuwe Wereld TV is een platform dat mensen uit verschillende disciplines bij elkaar brengt om na te denken over grote veranderingen die op komst zijn door een combinatie van snelle technologische ontwikkelingen en globalisering. Het is een initiatief van filosoof Ad Verbrugge in samenwerking met anchors Jelle van Baardewijk en Marlies Dekkers. De Nieuwe Wereld TV wordt gemaakt in samenwerking met de Filosofische School Nederland. Onze website: https://denieuwewereld.tv/ DNW heeft ook een Substack. Meld je hier aan: https://denieuwewereld.substack.com/

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