Podcast: 'Follow the Science'—a Useless Slogan?

By Cameron English and Josh Bloom — Dec 11, 2025

Following the emergence of COVID-19, "follow the science" became a stark ideological divide that pitted one American against another. This partisan framing weaponized the scientific method instead of letting it solve a critical public-health crisis. Is it time to abandon this unhelpful slogan and rethink our broken understanding of science?

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Join Cameron English, Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Dr. Josh Bloom on Episode 148 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

The Trouble With 'Follow the Science'

Scientific guidance isn’t carved in stone—it shifts as new evidence reshapes old assumptions. The recent reversal of long-standing hormone therapy warnings highlights how politics, public trust, and evolving data collide and why “follow the science” is far more complicated—and more vital—than the slogan suggests.

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Cameron English

Director of Bioscience

Cameron English is a writer, editor and co-host of the Science Facts and Fallacies Podcast. Before joining ACSH, he was managing editor at the Genetic Literacy Project.