74: Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Fact Checking Science

On the show this week we talk to Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC runs FactCheck.org, which now includes SciCheck, a program that “focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy.”

Bay Area Listeners: Indre is performing on March 6th at the Conservatory of Music. The event, entitled “Connection: Music as a Gateway to the Brain” is free!

Kishore’s article at Mother Jones about this interview.

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