The Science of Fear: Reflecting on the Pandemic Era with Stephen Macedo | Dutch subtitles

Описание: In this episode, Ad Verbrugge sits down with Stephen Macedo, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, to discuss his latest book, In Covid’s Wake. Together, they explore the radical shift in public health policy that occurred in 2020—a shift that saw many democratic nations abandon pre-existing pandemic plans in favor of unprecedented lockdowns.

Macedo highlights several key findings from his research:

The Departure from Evidence: Pre-2020 plans from the WHO and other institutions specifically advised against measures like border closures and mass quarantines for respiratory viruses.

The Class Divide: The "laptop class" benefited from the ability to work remotely, while essential workers and children bore the disproportionate social and developmental costs of the mandates.

The Illusion of Control: Despite the high human and economic costs of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), comparative data across U.S. states and European countries shows no clear correlation between strict lockdowns and reduced mortality.

Institutional Integrity: The conversation touches on the suppression of dissenting scientific voices, the influence of funding on the "lab leak" narrative, and the need for universities to regain public trust through transparency and humility.

As we move past the crisis, Macedo argues that an honest accounting of these errors is essential to safeguard both scientific legitimacy and democratic values in the future.


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Bronnen en links bij deze uitzending:
Macedo's boek: "In Covid's Wake"
https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/in-covid-...

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00:00:00 - Introduction: Stephen Macedo and In Covid’s Wake
00:02:56 - The Rijn: A Beautiful Setting in Leiden
00:03:17 - Why This Book? Breaking the Elite Silence
00:05:46 - Pre-2020: The "Missing" Science of Lockdowns
00:07:01 - Why Politicians Chose Control Over Evidence
00:08:52 - The Laptop Class vs. The Essential Workers
00:10:37 - Mathematical Models: The Illusion of Control
00:13:30 - Dissenting Voices: D.A. Henderson and the Swedish Model
00:15:42 - The Wuhan Experiment: How China Influenced the West
00:18:00 - The Ferguson Report and the Rise of Mass Panic
00:20:33 - Trump, Biden, and the Partisan Divide in Policy
00:24:47 - The Scientific Taboo: Censorship on Social Media
00:27:43 - Data Analysis: Did Lockdowns Actually Work?
00:30:01 - The Lab Leak Theory: Politics vs. Genetic Reality
00:33:04 - Academic Paternalism and the Crisis of Expertise
00:36:01 - Is Science the New Religion?
00:38:00 - Restoring Trust: The Need for Intellectual Humility
00:41:23 - Reception and the Future of Pandemic Preparedness

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