Our exciting first podcast sponsor: Alcami Elements - a premium herbal supplement for energy, focus, and concentration. https://www.alcamielements.com/products/alcami-elements-life-enhancing-beverage Get 10% off your first order or 30% off a monthly subscription using the code "illusion." --- Hi everyone, This episode of the podcast features investigative journalist Lee Fang discussing various topics related to the Illusion of Consensus in science, public health, and public policy. The conversation covers Twitter's covert campaign to influence messaging, the role of AI firm Logically AI in censoring activists and journalists, the suppression of research on pesticides, and Moderna's surveillance and censorship efforts. The discussion also includes Jay Bhattacharya's personal experience and perspective on these issues. The conversation explores the censorship and suppression of vaccine information, the lack of media coverage on critical topics, the conflict of interest in public health, the lack of transparency in financial relationships, astroturfing and marketing tactics, the blurring of the line between corporate PR and public health, trolls and online attacks, the mobilization of healthcare professionals, the lack of disclosure and transparency, the corruption of trust in healthcare institutions, and the crisis of trust. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 07:46 Twitter's Covert Campaign 18:16 Logically AI and Election Influence 26:13 Pesticides and Suppression of Research 39:35 Moderna's Surveillance and Censorship 46:16 Jay Bhattacharya's Experience and Perspective 47:57 Censorship and Suppression of Vaccine Information 49:09 Lack of Media Coverage 50:46 Conflict of Interest in Public Health 51:20 Lack of Transparency in Financial Relationships 52:41 Astroturfing and Marketing Tactics 53:31 Blurring the Line Between Corporate PR and Public Health 55:24 Trolls and Online Attacks 56:15 Mobilization of Healthcare Professionals 57:40 Lack of Disclosure and Transparency 58:05 Corruption of Trust in Healthcare Institutions 59:00 Crisis of Trust This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.illusionconsensus.com/subscribe
