Everything Hertz

154: When the evidence is constructed around the narrative

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Show Notes

We chat about the Theranos story and the parallels with academic research, as well as Twitter's new owner and whether academics will actually leave the platform

Links

Mastodon (the band)

Elon Musk’s Onion article

The Dropout podcast

The Juicero

Bad Blood: The Final Chapter podcast by John Carreyrou

"Macho Man" Randy Savage

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Citation

Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, May 9) "154: When the evidence is constructed around the narrative", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/45Z2J Support Everything Hertz

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