Podcast on WEAPONIZATION OF EXPERTISE

The Folly of Following the Science

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Faye Flam interviews Jacob Hale Russell for her podcast Follow the Science with Faye Flam: “Rutgers University law professor Jacob Hale Russell has studied populism and the public’s attitude toward expertise. He questions the stereotype of populists as those who dislike knowledge and hate science. Instead, their grievances are against use of science to deflect legitimate concerns and questions. We talk about how our policies – especially universal making - came about and why follow the science may be a problematic policy slogan but it’s still a pretty good name for a podcast.”

Lies Told by Elites: the Mask Debacle

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Vinay Prasad M.D. of Plenary Session interviews Jacob Hale Russell.

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Expertise and Disinformation

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Vinay Prasad M.D. of Plenary Session interviews Jacob Hale Russell: “Today we bring back popular guest Jacob Hale Russell, an Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, for a discussion on expertise, disinformation, and intellectual disagreement.”

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Skepticism, COVID-19, and Debating Science in the Era of Trade-Offs

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Vinay Prasad M.D. of Plenary Session interviews Jacob Hale Russell: “On today’s episode we are joined by Jacob Hale Russell, an Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. We discuss his forthcoming book on skepticism, elites, and expertise, as well as his article out now on StatNews about the myth of COVID-19 denial. We talk about anti-intellectualism and how science ought to be debated in the era of trade-offs and COVID-19.”