evidence-based medicine

Dr. Harvey Risch of Yale University discusses science versus plausibility with RFK Jr in this episode. 

Science starts with theories, hypotheses, that have examinable empiric ramifications. Nevertheless, those theories are not science; they motivate science. Science occurs when individuals do experiments or make observations that bear upon the implications or ramifications of the theories. Those findings tend to support or refute the theories, which are then modified or updated to adjust to the new observations or discarded if compelling evidence shows that they fail to describe nature. The cycle is then repeated. Science is the performance of empirical or observational work to obtain evidence confirming or refuting theories.

To read Dr. Risch's Brownstone Institute article, click here: https://brownstone.org/articles/plausibility-but-not-science-has-dominated-public-discussions-of-the-covid-pandemic/

In this 121st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.

This week, we discuss the newly published Together trial on the efficacy of Ivermectin in treating Covid, and the media’s response to said publication. We discuss mass formation, as detailed in Mattias Desmet’s book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism (not “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” as Heather said during the podcast; that is the name of Hannah Arendt’s 1951 tome). We discuss the left’s eagerness to be on the side of science, when it suits them, and we mention Solzhenitsyn. And we discuss the need for evidence-based medicine.

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Q&A Link: 

Mentioned in this episode:

Reis et al 2022. Effect of Early Treatment with Ivermectin among Patients with Covid-19. Published 3-30-22 in NEJM (the “Together trial”): DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2115869

Analysis of the Together trial: https://ivmmeta.com/#togetherivm

And another: Phil Harper: The Can’t Add TOGETHER trial: https://philharper.substack.com/p/the-cant-add-together-trial?s=r

And another: Alexandros Marinos: https://twitter.com/alexandrosM/status/1510087867178971148?s=20&t=4J-uY8tXETqMcXgrjcHvyw

And another: Chris Martenson: https://twitter.com/chrismartenson/status/1509518451458691075?s=20&t=Py5D1lbBuqcLC8DQOCE2AA

The English translation of Mattias Desmet’s book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism, is available for pre-sale now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1645021726

The Origins of Totalitarianism, by Hannah Arendt: https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Totalitarianism-Hannah-Arendt/dp/0156701537

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Tess Lawrie is an MD and PHD, external analyst for the World Health Organization, and an expert in analysis of medical evidence.

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This week we're dissecting "America's Doctor." How did a smart, hardworking surgeon become one of TV's leading purveyors of junk science?  Along the way we debunk green coffee bean extract, raspberry ketones, conversion therapy (!) and a salad dressing skincare regimen.

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Links:

• Transcript of the infamous Congressional hearing
• The Making of Dr. Oz
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• The FTC lawsuit against green coffee bean extract sellers
• The Oz craze: The effect of pop culture media on health care
• The BMJ content analysis of the Dr. Oz show
• Ageing, fitness and neurocognitive function
• Real-world doctors fact-check Dr. Oz, and the results aren't pretty 
• Dr. Oz may be America's most influential — and controversial — physician 

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We tend to think of medicine as a science, but for most of human history it has been scientific-ish at best. In the first episode of a three-part series, we look at the grotesque mistakes produced by centuries of trial-and-error, and ask whether the new era of evidence-based medicine is the solution.

We tend to think of medicine as a science, but for most of human history it has been scientific-ish at best. In the first episode of a three-part series, we look at the grotesque mistakes produced by centuries of trial-and-error, and ask whether the new era of evidence-based medicine is the solution.