TheESP – Ep. #381 – Brian Deer and Andrew Wakefield

This week we have a real treat for you – an interview with Brian Deer, the journalist who more than anyone showed the world how fraudulent Andrew Wakefield was when he claimed that there could be a link between the MMR vaccine and autism (spoiler – there isn’t).

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Outro; Out-Takes
 
0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:51 GREETINGS

• QED Skepticamp – correction, wrong date! Apply for giving a talk before end of July!
  • SITP Online: https://sitp.online/skepticamp/
• 5th of July – SitP talk with Annika in Cologne
  • SITP Cologne: https://www.facebook.com/sitpkoeln/events

0:07:02 INTERVIEW

• Brian Deer – Interview from the Swedish Skeptics’ annual meeting
  • VoF: https://www.vof.se/blogg/videos/brian-deer-about-the-doctor-who-fooled-the-world/

1:05:00 OUTRO

1:06:15 OUT-TAKES