Podcast Episodes – The Broken Science Initiative

The Dr. Drew Podcast with Emily Kaplan

Dr. Drew and Emily call attention to the flaws in the current state of modern science. Emily and Drew discuss the Dana-Farber scandal, the cost/benefit of going to college, the do-or-die culture in science, and the lack of curiosity among journalists.

Ask Dr. Drew: Is Long-Term Statin Use Accelerating Heart Failure?

On his podcast, Emily and Dr. Drew talked at length about the overuse of statins to treat coronary heart disease.

Ep 7 – Emily Kaplan – Science on Life Support

The diversion from modern science towards post-modern science began about 100 years ago. Since then things have gone from bad […]

Ep 6 – William Briggs – Dangers of Statistical Misinterpretation

If you’ve ever taken Statistics 101 – or participated in any basic research work – you’re probably familiar with the […]

Ep 5 – Dale Bredesen – Reversing Alzheimer’s Fate

There has been a commonly held belief that there was nothing one could do to prevent Alzheimer’s. Dr. Dale Bredesen […]

Ep 4: Greg Glassman – Breaking Down Broken Science

Science, once a beacon of objectivity, has become marred by corruption and misuse. At BSI, we are on a mission […]

Ep 3: Gary Taubes – How Broken Science Led to an Obesity Epidemic

Emily: Welcome to the Broken Science Podcast where we consider what happens when predictive value is replaced by consensus in […]

Ep 2: William Briggs – Climate and Covid, How Models Work (or Don’t)

William Briggs builds upon Greg Glassman’s Castro Ranch talk introducing The Broken Science Initiative. Briggs emphasizes that his critique is not aimed at all types of science, but rather at the growing prevalence of broken and bad science. Briggs highlights two especially impactful examples of broken science, namely the COVID “panic” and climate change. Using these examples, Briggs demonstrates how reliance on flawed models and blind trust in “the science” has lead to severe political and social ramifications for everyone.