Science, Media, and Money

This week's on 51/49 is about the origins of the coronavirus, and Dr. Anthony Fauci's (and other scientists') attempt to manipulate the media narrative surrounding the origins of Covid-19.

Specifically, James uses a quote from HBO's The Wire as an analogy to examine the motivations behind why certain narratives are elevated by the media, and why others discarded, and what impact that has on science and society, and how it could change the way we interact with and interpret information that has been presented to us going forward.

0:00 Introduction
1:01 Two Theories: Origins of Covid-19
2:01 An Analogy from HBO's The Wire
3:12 Following the Science
5:07 Following the Money
7:39 Effect on Public's Trust in Science
9:24 Conclusion

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