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Of Viruses And Vaccines - Peter Doherty

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Falsification of Science in the Media

The method of reporting on science that the media exemplifies stands in complete contrast to the scientific method as it should be. A lot of what the media tends to do is find a particular piece of confirming evidence that can illustrate or demonstrate a narrative. The scientists themselves are often not particularly interested in doing this. And so because they just want to do science and they can't be bothered with it. So you've got a situation where people just start in contact with what science is, they write and talk about it.

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