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November 27, 2024
Vaccinations are one of humanity’s greatest medical innovations, saving over ten million lives since 1962. Given their decades-long track record of preventing illness in billions, why are so many skeptical about their safety and efficacy?
In this talk, Leslie will tell the story of how he naively fell into the online vaccination debate. He will examine the arguments used by the anti-vaxxers, distinguish them from the vaccine-hesitant, provide some do’s and don’ts on how to engage (should you choose to do so), and what the results were of his online debate about vaccines. He will also delve into human psychology and cognitive biases, how to distinguish between objective information and propaganda trying to masquerade as such, and what you can do to educate those in your social circle (in real life or online) on this topic (and many others).