#268 – Robert Proctor: Nazi Science and Ideology

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(09:40) - Ideology and science
(21:14) - Wernher von Braun
(28:21) - The scientific process
(38:23) - Censorship
(47:37) - Anthony Fauci
(52:47) - Courage in science
(1:00:07) - Tobacco industry
(1:23:52) - Nazi medicine
(1:34:02) - The Nazi War on Cancer
(1:39:14) - Science funding
(1:50:08) - Ignorance
(1:57:49) - Ideology in academia
(2:04:09) - Human origins
(2:14:02) - Hobbies
(2:21:19) - Diversity in the universe
(2:24:54) - Stones
(2:33:49) - Conspiracy theories
(2:37:59) - Nazi impact on Soviet science
(2:43:14) - Nazi tobacco industry's denial campaign
(2:47:30) - Hope for the future
(2:50:04) - Meaning of life