And after I had finished this book on the scientific fiasco called Fusion, some of my friends in the physics community said to me, if you’re really interested in bad science, you should look at some other stuff and public health, that’s really terrible.Īnd so in the early ‘90s I moved into public health and I meandered around the field until the late ‘90s, I was writing about nutrition issues. And you know why a journalist is here, talking about weight and why a journalist has anything to say about this.Īnd as Michael explained, my obsession over the years has been controversial science, good science and bad science, how easy it is to get the wrong answer in science, and how hard it is to do it right. And let me just give you a little bit of background before I start. I want to thank you for having me and Carol for setting this up. Here is the full transcript of the talk…. Following lecture is based on the latter. Gary Taubes is the author of many best selling books, including Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It.
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