Science Under Scrutiny

Jack Flynn

At Science Under Scrutiny, we analyze the causes and consequences of some of the most significant past scientific controversies. Join us as we uncover how major scientific scandals have shaped the world we live in.

Episodes

  1. 06/11/2023

    Water Takes a New Form: Analyzing the Wistful Thinking Behind the Myth of Polywater (Pathological Science Part One)

    In this first episode of a two-part series on pathological science, we'll examine the case of Polywater: a Soviet scientific mishap that took the West by storm. Join me as I use Polywater as a case study of how pathological science can take advantage of human nature.

    Water Takes a New Form: Analyzing the Wistful Thinking Behind the Myth of Polywater (Pathological Science Part One)

  2. 05/27/2023

    Fraud of the Century: How Industrial Bio-Tech Laboratories Quietly Duped Congress and the American Public for Over Thirty Years

    In this episode, we'll dive deep into one of the largest scientific scandals in American history: the collapse of Industrial Bio-Tech Laboratories. For a time during the 1960s and 1970s, Industrial Bio-Tech Laboratories conducted over a third of American toxicology testing, but soon after would become embroiled in legal investigations and controversy. Join me as we uncover the lingering impacts of what is perhaps the largest-ever breach of public trust in science.

    Fraud of the Century: How Industrial Bio-Tech Laboratories Quietly Duped Congress and the American Public for Over Thirty Years
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At Science Under Scrutiny, we analyze the causes and consequences of some of the most significant past scientific controversies. Join us as we uncover how major scientific scandals have shaped the world we live in.

Information

  • Creator
    Jack Flynn
  • Years Active
    2023
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jack Flynn
  • Show Website
    Science Under Scrutiny