The Power of Nuance: Lessons for Public Health (with Emily Oster)

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🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Public health officials should tell the truth, even when it's complicated. Even when some people might misunderstand. Otherwise, says economist Emily Oster of Brown University, the public will come to distrust the people we need to trust if we are to make good decisions both personally and publicly. Listen as Oster talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about vaccines, fluoride, raw milk, and the lessons learned and yet-to-be learned from the Covid pandemic.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, Conversations for the Curious, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:07.9	I'm your host, Russ Roberts, of Sholem College in Jerusalem and Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
0:13.8	Go to EconTalk.org, where you can subscribe, comment on this episode, and find links and other information related to today's conversation.
0:21.2	You'll also find our archives with every episode we've done going back to 2006.
0:26.7	Our email address is mail at econtalk.org. We'd love to hear from you.
0:36.8	Today is November 27th, 2024. and my guest is author, economist, and now podcaster, Emily Oster of Brown University.
0:45.5	Her podcast is Raising Parents, a great title.
0:49.7	This is Emily's sixth appearance on econ talk.
0:52.8	She was last year in November of 2021 talking about the family
0:57.7	firm. Our topic for today is public health, how the experts talk about it. Our conversation will be
1:04.2	based on a recent audio essay. You did Emily for the New York Times on public health messaging,
1:10.1	making the case bravely for nuance.
1:13.5	We'll also talk about some of the health issues in the air as we approach the second Trump administration.
1:19.0	We'll probably get into some other topics as well.
1:21.4	Emily, welcome back to Econ Talk.
1:24.3	For having.
1:24.8	I always love to talk to you.
1:26.9	Ditto.
1:27.7	I said, talked about the incoming Trump administration.
1:32.5	We're recording this.
1:33.4	I just want to let listeners know.
1:35.0	Remind listeners, this is November of 2024.
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