Summary: Matt Berkowitz brings on Mario Coss to discuss "scientific literacy" and its importance with respect to advocating social change. A wide variety of topics are touched upon, including the peer review process, key perspectives that must be adopted for performing good research, and the influence of the market system on the scientific process. This is a precursor to Matt Berkowitz's upcoming lecture "How to Know What's True: Steps to Successful Research". Recommended reading: 1. Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway 2. Bad Science / Bad Pharma, by Ben Goldacre 3. How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine, by Trisha Greenhalgh 4. S3 Science, Statistics and Skepticism, by Fourat Janabi 5. Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk How to Tell the Difference, by Peter A. Daempfle 6. Informal Logical Fallacies: A brief guide, by Jacob E. Van Vleet 7. Supersense: From Superstition to Religion – the Brain Science of Belief, by Bruce Hood About: ZM Global Radio is a weekly radio show presented by various active coordinators of The Zeitgeist Movement in a rotational fashion. These broadcasts discuss the developments and aims of The Zeitgeist Movement.
