2.56 HER2CLIMB & Misinformation and Disinformation with Dr. Cailin O'Connor

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English - June 12, 2020 16:40 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 732 ratings
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This week we tackle the topic of tucatinib in HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases. We also interview Dr. Cailin O'Connor of the University of California Irvine on her research on misinformation and disinformation. We discuss her recent article in the Boston Review, titled "Hydroxychloroquine and the Political Polarization of Science", as well as her extensive body of work.

HER2CLIMB: doi.org/10.1200/JCO.20.00775
Hydroxychloroquine: http://bostonreview.net/science-nature-politics/cailin-oconnor-james-owen-weatherall-hydroxychloroquine-and-political
The Dynamics of Retraction in Epistemic Networks: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/17088/
How Misinformation Spreads: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-misinformation-spreads-and-why-we-trust-it/

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