Episode 45: How a scientist turns into a medical misinformant

Science journalist Faye Flam explores medical information in part by unpacking the three-hour exchange about Covid-19 between scientist-turned-misinformant Robert Malone and Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan. Flam points out the holes in Malone's logic and how listeners can be aware of similar politically motivated tactics. "People are foregoing vaccines that would save their lives and people are actually dying because they didn't get vaccinated," Flam said. "So I think the consequences of misinformation are enormous for people in this pandemic."