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American Thought Leaders: Why Many Scientific Findings Don’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny. With host Jan Jekielek and guest Emily Kaplan (podcast/video 50 min, 07/11/24)
Video (with transcript): theepochtimes.com/epochtv/why-many-scie…
Emily Kaplan is an investigative journalist, author, business leader, and advocate for women’s health and a return to “the roots of true scientific exploration.” She is co-founder and CEO of the Broken Science Initiative, an alternative approach to health and science that promotes predictive value, access to data, and prioritizing patient welfare over profit.
During the interview, Kaplan and Jekielek discuss various forms of scientific misconduct, including peer review, statistical manipulation, and the over-medicalization of childbirth.
Key quotes (edited for brevity):
“We don’t know who the peer reviewers are...who any of the editors are. There’s no accountability for why this work got through or not.”
“We’re one of two countries where you can directly market pharmaceutical products to consumers.” (New Zealand is the other.)
“...we’re not going to fix these big systematic problems, but you can empower the individual to critically think about things and allow them to make better choices for themselves and their family."
“The highest predictor of whether you’re going to have a C-section … is what hospital you deliver in. It’s not you. It’s not your doctor. It’s the hospital.”
