Philipp Markolin, Sam Gregson

Science Counterpunch

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Welcome to Science Counterpunch, a short, punchy brand for a YouTube‑first podcast that combines hard evidence, frontline scientist testimony, and rapid rebuttal clips to expose anti‑science influencers and actors while centering science and experts who’ve been targeted. www.protagonist-science.com

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Philipp Markolin, Sam Gregson

Episodes

Announcing: Treacherous ancestry 05.04.2024 1:45

With the GOP ramping up voter manipulation efforts for the general election, the “gain-of-function lab leak” myth is back in full swing Yesterday, the GOP-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic announced in a grandstanding letter the public interrogation of Dr. Peter Daszak , President of the non-profit organization EcoHealth Alliance. This announcement is the second one this we...

Pre-empting bad science 15.03.2024 1:16:47

The lab leak hypothesis is dead, but the lab leak myth will never die . A new paper makes the rounds in the media by claiming a risk assessment score sheet can determine the "unnatural" nature of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. A stark contrast to the scientific consensus on zoonotic spillover. Over the years, we have seen many such probabilistic, Bayesian, or “common sense” analyses from various...