Miles To Go - Episode 26: The Murky World of Science Transparency – Hash it Out with NYU Professor George D. Thurston

Episode 26: The Murky World of Science Transparency – Hash it Out with NYU Professor George D. Thurston

07/26/18 • 35 min

There are calls in the EPA and in Congress for the use of more transparent science. But what does that mean? Why do scientists seem united against these regulations? And what would it mean if they went into effect? In this special Hash it Out episode, Brian and Fedor talk to vocal opponent of science transparency regulations George D. Thurston, Director of the Program in Exposure Assessment and Human Health Effects at the Department of Environmental Medicine, NYU School of Medicine.

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