Charles Piller

Before in the past, many years ago, it was people didn't know as much science. Then it went to people were willfully ignorant. They didn't care to learn much about science, even though it was available to them. And now it's at a place where it's like, you're not just wrong, you're aggressively wrong and loud about it.

And the louder you are, the better you can do on some of these social media platforms. And I worry how ultimately that plays out because people, The scientific community is at a significant disadvantage due to their lack of competency in communication, is a nice way to put it.

And the louder you are, the better you can do on some of these social media platforms. And I worry how ultimately that plays out because people, The scientific community is at a significant disadvantage due to their lack of competency in communication, is a nice way to put it.

And the louder you are, the better you can do on some of these social media platforms. And I worry how ultimately that plays out because people, The scientific community is at a significant disadvantage due to their lack of competency in communication, is a nice way to put it.

Whereas those people who are aggressively wrong are so captivating, are so watchable, are the ones that the algorithms end up pushing. So I ultimately don't know how this plays out long-term.

Whereas those people who are aggressively wrong are so captivating, are so watchable, are the ones that the algorithms end up pushing. So I ultimately don't know how this plays out long-term.

Whereas those people who are aggressively wrong are so captivating, are so watchable, are the ones that the algorithms end up pushing. So I ultimately don't know how this plays out long-term.

Yeah, I couldn't agree more on that. It's kind of terrifying in that way. I guess I would just have to hold out the possibility that these institutions can get better at what they do, not just in administering and reviewing the science, but also in understanding how to use media in a way that effectively reaches people. And I would just say that...

Yeah, I couldn't agree more on that. It's kind of terrifying in that way. I guess I would just have to hold out the possibility that these institutions can get better at what they do, not just in administering and reviewing the science, but also in understanding how to use media in a way that effectively reaches people. And I would just say that...

Yeah, I couldn't agree more on that. It's kind of terrifying in that way. I guess I would just have to hold out the possibility that these institutions can get better at what they do, not just in administering and reviewing the science, but also in understanding how to use media in a way that effectively reaches people. And I would just say that...

That your example of someone who, you know, your rather substantial side gig from being a doctor is, you know, it's a good sign that we have to have people who can do more than one thing and can kind of encourage this dialogue. But yes, we're in a big hole in that way, and I certainly don't have a solution for it.

That your example of someone who, you know, your rather substantial side gig from being a doctor is, you know, it's a good sign that we have to have people who can do more than one thing and can kind of encourage this dialogue. But yes, we're in a big hole in that way, and I certainly don't have a solution for it.

That your example of someone who, you know, your rather substantial side gig from being a doctor is, you know, it's a good sign that we have to have people who can do more than one thing and can kind of encourage this dialogue. But yes, we're in a big hole in that way, and I certainly don't have a solution for it.

But what I'm trying to do is to put accessible information out into the world that can help move people in a good direction, that can help raise awareness of these issues, but also force institutions to sit up and take notice and to make themselves better. What's said on social media is one thing. What institutions do is another.

But what I'm trying to do is to put accessible information out into the world that can help move people in a good direction, that can help raise awareness of these issues, but also force institutions to sit up and take notice and to make themselves better. What's said on social media is one thing. What institutions do is another.

But what I'm trying to do is to put accessible information out into the world that can help move people in a good direction, that can help raise awareness of these issues, but also force institutions to sit up and take notice and to make themselves better. What's said on social media is one thing. What institutions do is another.

They're not completely separate from each other, but these institutions are powerful and they can do much better. I want to say that I work for Science Magazine. I think one thing that I've appreciated there is that even though they themselves have been caught many times in having published studies that then later are shown to have been flawed or untrue, maybe even falsified.

They're not completely separate from each other, but these institutions are powerful and they can do much better. I want to say that I work for Science Magazine. I think one thing that I've appreciated there is that even though they themselves have been caught many times in having published studies that then later are shown to have been flawed or untrue, maybe even falsified.

They're not completely separate from each other, but these institutions are powerful and they can do much better. I want to say that I work for Science Magazine. I think one thing that I've appreciated there is that even though they themselves have been caught many times in having published studies that then later are shown to have been flawed or untrue, maybe even falsified.

You know, they're quite determined to put out accurate information, to do it in a way that faces down hard issues in science and medicine. Otherwise, I wouldn't be writing the stuff that I'm writing. They're willing to look at, take a good hard look at it. And I think that's,