That didn’t stop the folks behind Dark Deception from turning it into a game, though, a straight twist on the classic formula that goes out of its way to be frustratingly cruel.
Oh, you haven’t heard that one? Probably because it’s a terrible idea. As a political appointee and head of OSHA, he also is adept at navigating the policymaking terrain, where data are only one factor to be considered in formulating policy.Stop me if you’ve heard this one: It’s Pac-Man, except you run around in the maze in first-person and you can’t see the ghosts until it’s too late.
Thinking about the current proliferation and consumption of misinformation and disinformation, particularly around topics grounded in science such as global warming and vaccine safety and efficacy, are we seeing something that’s a difference in scale or in kind – meaning have we seen this type of dynamic before, but now it’s supercharged by social media, for example, or is the current environment something new and different, and perhaps more dangerousĪre there particular topics that lend themselves to distortions, and are there specific antidotes that have proven effective in waking up the public, if you will, to the mirage concocted by scientists-for-hireĪs a trained scientist, former Professor at the City of New York Medical School, and an expert in epidemiology and biostatistics, among other related topics, David Michaels is a “quant jock”, if you will. The idea that historically science is supposed to be apolitical – has that notion ever reflected reality if we understand politics to be about power within a society and the ability to shape community behavior What David means by the “science of deception”, a term he uses in his latest book, and whether there are ways to inoculate against its spread On today’s episode, Mark and David discuss a range of issues related to misinformation about COVID-19, David’s new book “The Triumph of Doubt”, and other topics including:ĭavid’s work with the National Academy of Sciences on the equitable dIstribution of a COVID-19 vaccine whenever it’s deemed safe and effective Wagner, MD entitled “Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Worker Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic” was just published by the Journal of the American Medical Society – otherwise known as JAMA.
David’s article co-authored with Gregory R. He also issued OSHA’s first compliance guide and recommended practices for employers for preventing and addressing retaliation against whistleblowers who raise safety concerns.ĭavid’s current work is on the relationship between safety and health management systems, operational excellence and sustainability, a topic on which he lectures frequently, and on improving the protection of workers exposed to COVID-19 as the economy reopens.ĭavid is a leader in efforts to protect the integrity of the science underpinning public health and environmental protections, and is author of numerous articles in leading scientific publications, as well as “Doubt is Their Product” (Oxford University Press, 2008) and “ The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception” (Oxford University Press, 2020). Under David’s leadership, OSHA strengthened exposure standards for silica and beryllium, and issued new rules on safety while greatly increasing the agency’s focus on the healthcare industry. He was Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health from 2009-2017, the longest serving head of OSHA in its history, and was Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety and Health from 1998-2001, charged with protecting workers, residents and the environment around US nuclear weapons facilities. David Michaels, PhD is an epidemiologist and professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health.
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