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Science, Policy Making & The Pandemic. Q&A With Bill Haseltine
Driving Change
English - December 07, 2020 15:43 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGovernment Society & Culture Documentary policy development government public service governance new economy ngo public policy sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
During the pandemic, Bill Haseltine has been a trusted guide for many people to the intricacies of Covid-19 science and the public policy response. This contribution has included writing an invaluable book of advice for parents of younger children, “A COVID Back To School Guide”.
A pioneering academic scientist, serial biotech entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of the NGO, ACCESS Health International, he recently published an autobiography, “My Lifelong Fight Against Disease.” This begins with a fascinating, slightly risqué, story from the 1980s about how he successfully teamed up with Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor to get politicians in Washington, DC to make the fight against HIV/Aids a public policy priority.
Driving Change began by asking about how to reverse the recently growing public skepticism about science.