Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public-Health Discourse
Plain English with Derek Thompson
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Show Notes
Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University, joins the show to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his theories about fluoride and vaccines, and how the media and science community should treat the most controversial topics. This is a new age of science and information, where trust seems to be shifting from institutions like the FDA and CDC to individuals like RFK Jr. and Oster, and I consider her a model of public health communication.
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Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Emily Oster
Producer: Devon Baroldi
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