{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64fdcfef448eb70012fcd9d7/66038f267004c70017a32cab?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2.1: Controversies Behind the Science","description":"<p>We’re kicking off season two with a return to the science behind the science – this time, focusing on science controversies. We’d like to think that everything in science runs smoothly all the time – but, like any other part of life, that’s not always the case.</p><p><br></p><p>From Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment and Andrew Wakefield’s fraudulent MMR vaccine–autism claims, to smallpox vaccine development and Purdue Pharma’s misrepresenting opioid addiction, we’re dissecting real-world examples of controversial scientific moments.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c7452\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Deer exposes</a> Andrew Wakefield’s fraudulent claims</li><li>Zimbardo’s <a href=\"https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">famous prison experiment</a> – and <a href=\"https://stanfordmag.org/contents/the-menace-within\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">were participants faking it</a>?</li><li>Purdue Pharma’s downplaying of the <a href=\"https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc1700150\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">risk of addiction to OxyContin</a></li><li>Find out more about <a href=\"https://www.verywellmind.com/the-milgram-obedience-experiment-2795243\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Milgram's experiment</a> on obedience to authority</li></ul>","author_name":"After School Science Club"}