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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This podcast episode was an assignment for one of my undergraduate students in another class (Satya Sarma). Satya chose to interview me for it! The topic is one close to my heart: public health information (and misinformation) in the age of COVID. It’s also available on <a href="https://youtu.be/hRxUOeZUc5k">YouTube</a> as a video:</p>



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This podcast episode was an assignment for one of my undergraduate students in another class (Satya Sarma). Satya chose to interview me for it! The topic is one close to my heart: public health information (and misinformation) in the age of COVID. It’s also available on YouTube as a video:





<p>This podcast episode was an assignment for one of my undergraduate students in another class (Satya Sarma). Satya chose to interview me for it! The topic is one close to my heart: public health information (and misinformation) in the age of COVID. It’s also available on <a href="https://youtu.be/hRxUOeZUc5k" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> as a video:</p>











Social Media & The Transmission of Misinformation

Lectures, opinions, insights and interviews from Dr Raywat Deonandan: epidemiologist, global health researcher, journalist, novelist, and science communicator.

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