Charles Piller
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Coming up next on Passionstruck. I think people of good intentions can make mistakes. They can be drawn into actions that are counterproductive, that are even counter to what their expressed views and wishes would be.
My job is to try to tell the bigger story, to tell the human story behind some of these concerns, so that I don't want to leave readers with a sense of cynicism. I think it's important to view the world as it is, but also to try to generate a sense of hopefulness about what it can be by exposing bad actions and trying to correct them, and also pointing out where things in the future might benefit from some of the work that's being done.
KyllÀ, kiitos tÀstÀ kysymyksestÀ, John. Olen ollut kiinnostunut tÀstÀ pitkÀllÀ aikavÀlillÀ, ja olen oltava melko vanha, ettÀ olen ollut inspiroitunut joitain tutkimusrajoituksista. Aiemmin Watergate-eraan olin lapsi, mutta olin kiinnostunut siitÀ, mitÀ tapahtui.
Ja minulle inspiraatio on ollut se idea, ettÀ ilmoittamalla asioita voimme auttaa huomioimaan yleisöÀ ja antaa ihmisille paremman nÀkökulman ymmÀrtÀmisestÀ maailmastamme. Olen työskentellyt tutkimuksen tutkimuksessa hyvin pitkÀn ajan. Olen tehnyt myös erilaisia jÀrjestelmiÀ, kuten teknologian ja yrityksen tutkimusta.
What has inspired me to do this is the hope and the thought that some of my articles could help people move in a direction of improving society and basically interrupting some corruption that might be causing harm to people. And so that's been my inspiration both when I worked for newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and the Sacramento Bee and now
One of the things that I face all the time is that we live in a complex world where more than one thing can be true at once. There are contradictions that are often brought into high relief by investigative reporting. Let me give you an example, not at the very beginning of my career, but this was about 20 years ago when I was working at the Los Angeles Times and I did a multi-part investigation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
and some of the difficult contradictions in their work. This is an institution that's done great good in the world, in my opinion, has contributed to research that has helped turn back some terrible diseases and has been very generous in their support of important scientific research. But at the same time, I found in my reporting that the organization was also making investments in
Companies that were engaging in practices that directly contradicted their good works from their philanthropic efforts. And so what my stories were trying to do is to explain that we live in this complex world where people can
be engaged in beneficial efforts, but also at the same time be doing things that contradict their work and that people need to look at those nuances and to understand how they shape our world.
KyllÀ. MielestÀni erilaisuudet ovat, ja tÀmÀ on jotain, jota minun tÀytyy muistaa, koska paljon työstÀni katsoo ongelmia, korruptiota, haasteita ja vaikeuksia suurissa jÀrjestelmissÀ ja suurissa työpaikoissa ja tutkimuksissa. Joten minun tÀytyy varata, ettÀ minulla ei ole sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀnsÀ sinÀ
They can be drawn into actions that are counterproductive, that are even counter to what their expressed views and wishes would be. And my job is to try to tell the bigger story, to tell the human story behind some of these concerns, so that I don't want to leave readers with a sense of cynicism. I think it's important to view the world
as it is, but also to try to generate a sense of hopefulness about what it can be by exposing bad actions and trying to correct them and also pointing out where things in the future might benefit from some of the work that's being done.
KyllÀ. Kiitos siitÀ kysymystÀ, John. EsitysryhtiönÀ olen usein ihmisiÀ, jotka pysyvÀt takaisin jotain kirjoja. TÀmÀ tulee teritorialle. YleensÀ haluaisin, ettÀ se loppuu minuun, koska katsotaanpa, ettÀ ihmiset ovat valmiita heidÀn sanoisiinsa. Minulla on melko iso platformi.
I have an opportunity to put out my work in a way that's read by many people. And if people have different ideas, people of good faith should be allowed to say whatever they want. And I'm just going to let that happen. But I think there have been some disingenuous criticisms of my work that to me are troubling because they reflect some of the weaknesses in the arguments made by scientists in the Alzheimer's field about their own work.
Ja erityisesti se, mistÀ olit puhunut, ettÀ jotkut tÀrkeimmÀt hallitukset Trumpin hallituksessa, kuten R.F.K. jr. ja J. Bhattacharya, joka oli kansalliset terveydenhoidon johtajana, ovat kÀyttÀneet tarkoituksia minun työni ja minun huolestani tutkimusten ja Alzheimerin sairauteen.
that I regard as having been corrupted by bad behavior by scientists as a way of making a larger critique of the scientific community. And so many things, in my view, about the Trump administration's critiques of society, I think there's an element of truth in what they were saying, but that their, in my view, ham-handed way of describing these matters and their relentless attacks on scientific institutions such as universities
ja kansainvÀlisten rahoittajien, mielestÀni se on juuri vÀÀrin lÀhestymistapa ratkaista jotkut ongelmat tieteellisestÀ rekordista. Sen jÀlkeen, luulen, ettÀ joitakin tieteellisiÀ tutkijoita ovat vaikuttaneet minun työni, kÀyttÀneet sitÀ, mitÀ olisin kutsunut strauman argumenttiin, jotta voin kuvitella työni jollakin tavalla osallistuvaksi nÀihin haasteisiin.
TÀmÀ on luonnollista. TÀmÀ kirja, jonka kirjoitin, oli kirjoitettu ja loppunut jo ennen kuin Trumpi oli edes valmistunut. Eli se idea, ettÀ olen jotenkin vastuullinen ideoihin, jotka liittyvÀt tÀmÀn hallituksen rakentamiseen Trumpin hallituksessa, mielestÀni on jotain, jota minun tÀytyy vÀlttÀÀ, ja minÀ olen tehnyt sitÀ.
puhutaan siitÀ myöhemmin, jos olet kiinnostunut, mutta lyhyt tarina on se, ettÀ hyvÀn uskonnolliset ihmiset ja ihmiset, jotka pysyvÀt faakseihin ja todellisuuteen minun argumenttini, luulen, ettÀ olen kiinnostunut heidÀn kritiikkoihinsa, olen kiinnostunut heidÀn pysyvÀÀnsÀ, koska se on se, mitÀ todellinen debaatti on, mutta tyhjentÀviÀ haasteita, vÀkeÀ siitÀ, mitÀ minÀ teen ja mielestÀni Strongman-argumentit eivÀt todennÀköisesti ole niin hyödyllisiÀ yleisölle ilmoittamaan asioita.
Minun tarinoideni tulevat erilaisilla tavoilla, mutta yksi niistÀ on se, ettÀ saan paljon opettajia, koska todennÀköisesti ei ole niin monia raportteja, jotka ovat tehtÀviÀ tutkimuksissa tieteellisistÀ asioista. Toivottavasti olisi enemmÀn. On paljon hienoja raportteja, jotka tekevÀt tÀllaista työtÀ, mutta pysymys tarkoittaa, ettÀ paljon ideoita tulee minun puolestani.