809 - Anti-Vax pt. 1: Faces of a Movement

Check out the episode here!

We read several books in preparation for this episode:

The Panic Virus - Seth Mnookin

Bad Advice - Paul Offit M.D.

Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity - Michael Kinch

Pox: An American History - Michael Willrich

Articles/Web Resources

General

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anti-vaccination_organizations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_hesitancy

https://www.wired.com/story/anti-vaccine-movement-true-cost/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00720-2

Behind The Bastards Podcast

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58873152

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58894673

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58916586

Children's Health Defense / Robert Kennedy Jr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Health_Defense

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/who-says-anti-vaccination-forces-are-a-chief-threat-to-world-health

https://time.com/5585702/robert-kennedy-vaccines/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-the-single-leading-source-of-anti-vax-ads-on-facebook/

ICAN / Del Bigtree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Bigtree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_Consent_Action_Network

https://www.icandecide.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Stipulation-and-Order-Fully-Executed.pdf

https://forward.com/fast-forward/426192/jewish-philanthropists-measles-outbreak-anti-vaccine/

https://www.icandecide.org/ican_lawsuits/stipulated-order-proving-cdc-has-no-studies-to-support-claim-that-vaccines-given-in-first-6-months-of-life-do-not-cause-autism/

Stop Mandatory Vaccination & Larry Cook

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Mandatory_Vaccination

https://www.fatherly.com/news/meet-larry-cook-the-villain-behind-the-facebook-anti-vaxx-scandal/

https://www.larrydcook.com/about/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/facebook-anti-vaxxers-pushed-mom-not-give-her-son-tamiflu-n1131936

808 - Stats: Winner Winner?

More likely to get struck by lightning than win the lottery.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/6/flash-facts-about-lightning/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/see-just-how-badthe-odds-for-winning-the-700-million-powerball-are.html
https://www.lottonumbers.com/lotto-odds-calculator?lottery=powerball https://www.thebalanceeveryday.com/should-you-use-quick-pick-when-playing-the-lottery-4175627

Black jack is best odds/safest casino game (never split?)
https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/national-helpline-1-800-522-4700/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=204&v=s9fzMDzadtA&feature=emb_logo https://betoclock.com/what-casino-game-has-the-highest-pay-out-which-game-has-the-best-odds/ https://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/basics/#toc-Wizard27sSimpleStrategy

Monty Hall
https://towardsdatascience.com/lets-make-a-deal-7eff0f5a7ef8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem