
Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech Labor ft. Ben Tarnoff
The Received Wisdom
Is There a Distinction Between Science and Evidence in Science-Based Decision-Making?
The FDA in the US have just approved a new Alzheimer's drug. In the absence of a scientific consensus that there is a clear cost-benefit analysis, it would appear to be a non-evidence-based decision. But also that what counts as evidence is itself political. And that doesn't mean that it's always partisan. It means that it's also shaped by social and political context.
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