TB Throwback- Correcting the Veritasium Episode on Glyphosate

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

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Veritassium

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