Podcast - What can be done now that school closures have been extended? Why do people believe fake COVID-19 remedies? Is our science influenced by political correctness?
b"We've been told that teachers can't teach online and there's millions of questions that are being asked now that the province has announced extended closures to schools. Are parents going to be forced to teach their kids or is there a glimmer of hope and sanity coming our way?\\n\\nGuest: Dr. Joel Westheimer, University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa, Education Advocate & Author\\n\\n-\\n\\nThere's a lot of different fake remedies for COVID-19 on the internet. Some simply don't work while others are outright lethal if done correctly. How can people believe such silliness?\\n\\nGuest: Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, Professor of Law at the University of Alberta & Research Director of its Health Law Institute\\n\\n-\\n\\n'The science says...,' is a phrase we've heard all too often but is there something else that can influence what science says? Is political correctness more important than being safe and keeping people alive?"