The Body of Evidence

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Interview - Brooke Binkowski on Social Media and Journalism May 24, 2020

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Chris and Jonathan speak to Brooke Binkowski, journalist and managing editor for Truth or Fiction, about social media’s misinformation problem and why we need more journalists to figure out what’s real from what’s fake. This interview contains more political opinions than the rest of our show because of the subject matter.

0:38 Brooke gets hoisted by her own petard

3:21 Social media became a source of news

4:02 The danger posed by Alex Jones

6:26 Two points of view on Plandemic

14:00 Collaborating with Facebook on fact checking

27:23 The radicalization coalition

34:40 Social media’s influence on newsrooms

38:33 Brooke’s dream of reparations

41:49 Free speech on the Internet

45:19 How to solve the fact-checking problem

50:40 The magical power of journalism

54:10 The soft science hard sell

57:18 On finding credible sources

1:02:09 “Get it back!” But how?

* Theme music: "Troll of the Mountain Swing" by the Underscore Orkestra.

To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.

Big thanks to ThatMTLGuy for the microphone loan to save Chris from subpar sound quality.

Links:

1) Truth or Fiction: http://www.truthorfiction.com

2) Brooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooklynmarie

3) Brooke on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brooke.binkowski

4) Where that SWAT team Plandemic footage came from: https://www.truthorfiction.com/researcher-behind-retracted-paper-launches-anti-fauci-campaign/

5) Study on the anti-vaccine movement on Facebook: http://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2281-1

Cartoon #7: Food Questionnaires May 19, 2020

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Live Stream of Alt Med Book Review May 12, 2020

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There’s a lot of interest in alternative health books, so I wanted to read one and report back on it, without demolishing or dismissing it. I did a one-hour live stream talking about the Medical Medium’s book Life-Changing Foods. I hope the tips I give on this stream can help people who are attracted by these types of books.

You can watch the stream here: https://youtu.be/kP4sXDWL7u4

061 - HIV and COVID-19 Therapies May 10, 2020

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HIV: what is it, how do you get it, and what can medicine do about it // What we have learned about chloroquine, remdesivir and convalescent plasma against COVID-19 // Sex and cigarettes, as they relate to the pandemic

* Jingle by Jillian Correia of Roctavio Canada

* Theme music: "Troll of the Mountain Swing" by the Underscore Orkestra.

To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.

Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called “Digressions”! Check it out!

Our scientific references seem to have gotten lost in the time vortex this month, and for that we apologize. If you need clarifications or proofs, don’t hesitate to contact Chris!

Music Credits:

“February”

by Vibe Mountain

Available through YouTube Studio Audio Library

Dantes Dream by MusicParadise

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5061-dantes-dream

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mini-Interview - Amanda Seigler on USA vs Bleach May 03, 2020

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The United States government has filed a complaint for injunction against the main seller of a type of bleach claimed to cure people of autism, COVID-19, and cancer. Jonathan speaks to Amanda Seigler, the executive director of Fierce Autistics and Allies, to bring him up to speed.

Fierce Autistics and Allies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FierceAandA

Fierce Autistics and Allies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/381958535858842/

Amanda Seigler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fierceautie

Amanda Seigler on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fierceadvocate/

Interview - David Robert Grimes on 5G Apr 26, 2020

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Jonathan and Chris speak to David Robert Grimes, physicist, cancer researcher and science writer, about 5G and why we believe things that aren’t true.

1:00 A physicist who studies biology

2:46 What is radiation?

4:16 Harm from radiation

7:02 5G

13:01 Why can’t 5G cook us?

15:51 Genuine concerns about 5G

19:26 The psychology of conspiracy theorists

23:41 Schrödinger’s bin Laden

28:00 5G and COVID and the Towering Infernos

31:16 Electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome

37:05 Talking to believers

41:05 Live. Die. Repeat.

47:12 The Irrational Ape

* Theme music: "Troll of the Mountain Swing" by the Underscore Orkestra.

To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.

Patrons get a bonus Q&A with Grimes about the antivaccine movement and COVID-19.

Links:

1) David Robert Grimes’ website: https://www.davidrobertgrimes.com/

2) His book, The Irrational Ape: https://www.davidrobertgrimes.com/copy-of-research-papers

3) David Robert Grimes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drg1985

060 - The COVID-19 Pandemic Apr 04, 2020

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A comprehensive look at COVID-19 and its infectious agent, SARS-CoV-2, also known as “the coronavirus.” Jonathan and Chris are joined by Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious disease specialist, to share the state of the evidence about the current pandemic. Recorded March 26th, 2020.

4:25 How is the disease transmitted?

18:18 What do we know about the virus?

23:47 What are the signs and symptoms?

36:50 How do we test for it?

44:09 What can doctors do?

57:48 How do we avoid it?

1:02:51 Common questions

* Cover song by Joseph Hackl

* Additional original music by Seth Donnelly

* Theme music: "Troll of the Mountain Swing" by the Underscore Orkestra.

To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.

Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called “Digressions”! Check it out!

Music Credits:

Emotional Sad Strings by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6011-emotional-sad-strings

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Travelling With Friends by AlekSound

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5938-travelling-with-friends

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Special - House of God Mar 22, 2020

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Jonathan, Chris, and special guest Nicholas Koziris discuss the popular novel House of God by Samuel Shem, a thinly veiled fictional account of Shem’s year as a medical intern at a major hospital in Boston, published in 1978. They discuss despair, suicide, and doctors lusting after busty nurses. But they mostly look at how much medicine has (or hasn’t) changed in the past 50 years. This episode contains adult themes and language.

The book: https://bit.ly/2W6tEbI

0:00 First impressions

8:19 Women

17:42 Patients

26:00 Laws of the House of God

36:51 Buff and Turf

41:15 House of God: The Movie

45:43 Compassion and judgment in healthcare

55:30 House of God vs. Scrubs (vs. ER)

1:01:00 Parting thoughts and lots of dead bodies

To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.

Music Credits

Theme music: "Troll of the Mountain Swing" by the Underscore Orkestra.

Expressive Blockbuster by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5349-expressive-blockbuster-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dantes Dream by MusicParadise

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5061-dantes-dream

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4342-shades-of-spring

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chromatic Fantasia (Bach BWV 930) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3504-chromatic-fantasia-bach-bwv-930-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Raindrops by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5590-raindrops-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Body of Evidence Presents Magic of the Mind Mar 17, 2020

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Morgan Sweeney, who has collaborated with us in the past, has created a podcast that uses storytelling set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons to teach people about the ways of the human brain. It’s called Magic of the Mind, and we are sharing its second episode, on perception and attention, because we, uh, have cameos in it. Enjoy!

To listen to more episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magic-of-the-mind/id1498237612

Magic of the Mind website: magicofthemind.ca

Magic of the Mind on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MagicoftheMind1

Cartoon #6: Proving a Negative Mar 16, 2020

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