7 Stories of Science Gone Wrong with Paul Offit MD

Dr. Paul Offit returns to the podcast to discuss seven stories of science gone wrong. The seven discoveries were initially promoted as “stunning scientific breakthroughs” but each one turned out to have a dark side that was harmful to the human race. Some of these “stunning breakthroughs” still threaten the future of our species today.

About Our Guest

Paul Offit is an internationally recognized pediatric infectious diseases specialist and an expert on vaccines, immunology, and virology. He is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Director of the Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine and he is also a prolific writer.

Paul is the author of more than 160 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, and the author of six medical narratives, including Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong, and his latest book, Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, And Activists Aren’t Your best Source of Health Information.