Denegrading experts isn’t new, but we are in unprecedented times. Dr. Anthony Fauci is being attacked by the Trump administration, and COVID Data is now being handled by a private company, rather than the Centers for Disease Control. Missing and poorly presented data are hampering the ability of scientists to do their research and predict risks – incredibly damaging in a pandemic.

Click above to listen to part 1 of Skeptic Check: Know-It-Alls, featuring Charles Piller, Investigative reporter for Science magazine, and Alison Galvani, epidemiologist and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis, at Yale University.

Segments:
Part 1: Assailing Expertise
Part 2: Assuming Expertise
Part 3: Assessing Expertise

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