
Pseudoscience: Stories about scientific misinformation
Published: June 6, 2025
Duration: 27:41
This week’s special episode—produced in partnership with Challenging Pseudoscience, at the Royal Institution, with support from the Open Society Foundation—features two storytellers who share just how easy it is to fall for scientific misinformation, and how difficult it can be to find your way back.
Part 1: When Lydia Greene’s infant daughter has a troubling reaction to a routine vaccine and her concerns are dismissed by a healthcare professional, she turns to an online parenting forum for answers.
Part 2: After moving to a new town and feeling isolated, Sarah Ott looks for connecti...