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Feb 9, 2025 
Jason Koebler, cofounder of 404 Media, dives into the alarming consequences of government data purging under Trump’s directives. They discuss how executive orders reshape health and science data, erasing critical information pertaining to diversity and inclusion. Koebler highlights the threats to rare disease treatment and public health due to data manipulation. The episode also scrutinizes the ethical dilemmas faced by federal employees and the efforts of archivists to protect vital government data during political shifts.
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Baby Diagnosis
- Jeremy Prokop, a data science advisor, uses data to diagnose babies with mysterious symptoms.
- He checks against data from the CDC and NIH, connecting patients with similar mutations for treatments.
Importance of Federal Data
- Federal government data is crucial for diagnosing rare diseases, according to Prokop.
- Restricting data access hinders human health advancements, especially in rare disease treatment.
Data Purge
- The Trump administration is purging government websites of DEI and "woke" content.
- This purge includes changes to government AI policies and removal of bias references, impacting agencies like NASA, NOAA, NIH, and the CDC.