Health News Digest: Celebrity Scientists

Tina Carmillia | Lee Chwi Lynn

03-Jul-17 16:00

Health News Digest: Celebrity Scientists

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We discuss the latest in health news. Bill Nye is getting a bit of flak for his new show, Bill Nye Saves the World, even from scientists. In the age of great public distrust of science, do we need charismatic scientists to assume the mantle as spokespersons of science, or do they make matters worse? And would you consider our very own Dr George Lee a celebrity physician?

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Tags: The Bigger Picture, Health and Living, science literacy, climate change, vaccination, genetically modified organisms, gmo, alternative news, george lee, neil degrasse tyson, bill nye, pop culture, health news digest

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