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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

When Scientists Lie

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Three scientists volunteer their time and attention to finding fraudulent data in published studies.  One result?  The President of Stanford University stepping down. 

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0:00.0

Welcome to another episode of the Michelle Tofoya podcast. You know that phrase? Listen to the science, follow the science, believe in the science, where's the data? What if the data's wrong? What if the data's been manipulated? No, I'm not being a conspiracy theorist. Wait until you hear what I'm about to tell you about data and debunkers.

0:23.4

Now, it's time for some sanity. It's the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

0:29.0

So I always wanted to be one of those people who could trust science, trust the people in charge, trust doctors, trust people who were trying to give us the best

0:39.1

advice and the best picture of the situation. But you know what? This next story doesn't really

0:45.0

surprise me. When I was in graduate school, I got a master's in business. I was thinking about

0:50.6

becoming a professor of marketing. And one of my professors told me, you're going to hate it, Michelle, because it's published

0:58.3

or perish.

0:59.1

You've got to publish constantly.

1:02.1

I didn't do it, obviously.

1:03.7

But think about it.

1:04.5

If you have to publish constantly, wouldn't you get a little slippery, maybe, a little lazy,

1:13.3

a little loose on the data, a little loose on the specifics?

1:15.0

You would hope not.

1:26.0

You would hope that those publishing and those who end up forwarding this publishing, like putting it on a platform, would take the time to make sure all the data is right.

1:29.8

But there's a reason the president of Stanford University had to step down recently. And we'll get into that in just a second.

1:36.6

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1:43.4

hair loss or the thinning of your hair.

1:46.1

Just, you know, you think, well, it runs in the family.

1:48.5

I'm afraid that's going to happen to me.

1:50.0

Well, finally, there is a real solution that delivers on its promise without the harsh side

1:55.1

effects, unwanted chemicals, and the nasty smell.

1:58.7

Thanks to our friends that develop genusel skin care,

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