163 Dave Levitan - The Return Of "I'm Not a Scientist”

Inquiring Minds

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🗓️ 16 January 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This week, as we near the inauguration of Donald Trump, we revisit a conversation with science journalist Dave Levitan about his book Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds

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