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Naomi Oreskes / Confection Confusion

Part 4 of Skeptic Check: Not So Sweet, featuring Naomi Oreskes, professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, and the co-author of Merchants of Doubt, describing how industry corruption of scientific studies sows public distrust of science, particularly in the field of nutrition.

Skeptic Check: Not So Sweet:
Part 1: Gary Taubes / Sugar Epidemic
Part 2: Gary Taubes / Fat Misdiagnosis
Part 3: Cristin Kearns / Sugar Politics
Part 4: Naomi Oreskes / Confection Confusion

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