About this episode

Robin May discusses the implications of manipulating people's emotions in the context of public health and science.

This lecture was recorded by Robin May on the 20th of May 2026 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Birmingham, and (interim) Chief Scientist at the UK Health Security Agency, Robin May was appointed Gresham Professor of Physic in May 2022. Between July 2020 and September 2025 he served as Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Professor May’s early training was in Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford, followed by a P...

People in this episode

Guest: Robin May

Topics covered

• emotional manipulation
• public health
• infectious disease
• scientific advising
• education

Keywords

• emotions
• manipulation
• public health
• infectious disease
• Gresham College

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Birmingham, UK Health Security Agency, Food Standards Agency

Places: Barnard's Inn Hall, London, Oxford

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