About this episode

This episode corrects misinformation from Veritasium's episode on glyphosate, emphasizing the importance of accurate information in discussions about the compound.

This is a throwback to episode 484, a very important correction of their episode on glyphosate. With so much controversy around this compound it is critical to keep the information correct and consistent with a 50 year body of evidence when discussing risk and benefit. Veritassium made some mistakes, so here they are corrected so that you can participate effectively in these discussions.

Topics covered

• glyphosate
• risk assessment
• science communication

Keywords

• Veritasium
• controversy
• evidence

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