The Method Section: Bad Science
00:00 – Introduction
01:10 – The importance of fighting bad science
04:16 – Who’s fault is this?
05:23 – What bad science leads to -> Anti-vaxx movement
11:18 – How bad science started the Anti-Vaxx movement
13:55 – The fault of scientific journals
18:33 – Takeaways and conclusions
19:38 – Ending and Outro
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Episode Description
This week on The Method Section, Tom is combatting bad science. He explores who is at fault when it comes down to performing and publishing bad science and the effects that it has on both the scientific and public worlds. Bad science led to the worst public health crisis scene in over a hundred years… anti-vaccination groups, find out how this started and how we can combat it.
Music by: Joakim Karud – https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud.
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