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Think you\u2019re some kind of expert? Join the club. It\u2019s one thing to question authority; another to offer up your untrained self as its replacement. Rebellion may be a cherished expression of American individualism, but, from sidelining Dr. Fauci to hiding public health data, find out what we lose when we silence health experts and \u201cgo with our gut\u201d during a pandemic. Plus, from ancestors to algorithms: how we\u2019ve replaced credentialed experts with sketchy web sites and social media posts.\nGuests:\n\n\nCharles Piller\xa0\u2013 Investigative reporter for\xa0Science\xa0magazine\n\n\nAlison Galvani\xa0\u2013\xa0Epidemiologist and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis, at Yale University\xa0\n\n\n Tom Nichols\xa0\u2013\xa0Professor, international affairs, U.S. Naval War College, and author of \u201cThe Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters\u201d\n\n\nAlex Bentley\xa0\u2013\xa0Anthropologist, University of Tennessee and author of \u201cThe Acceleration of Cultural Change: From Ancestors to Algorithms\u201d\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices