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Science Delivers Podcast Series

In collaboration with Scientific American Custom Media

Science shapes decisions about our health, food, and future—but public trust in science is under growing pressure. False or misleading information spreads quickly, complex findings are reduced to viral claims, and updated guidance can be mistaken for failure rather than a sign that experts are learning more. The result is confusion about what information to trust, who to believe, and how to make informed choices.

Produced by Scientific American Custom Media and supported by Bayer, the four-part Science Delivers podcast series looks at how science improves lives, strengthens communities, and supports everyday progress—and what we can do to fight false or misleading information. Researchers and experts in disease, nutrition, and farming explain why misinformation spreads, how reliable findings are checked, and how science can be shared more clearly and openly. Explore the episodes below to watch, listen, or read the transcripts on health misinformation, infectious diseases, nutrition myths, and modern farming.

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Episode 1

Don't Believe Everything You Scroll: Navigating Science and Health Misinformation

When complex health topics enter public conversation, important context is often lost in attention-grabbing headlines and viral social media trends. Immunologist Dr. Morgan McSweeney (Dr. Noc) joins host Megan Hall to discuss how complex medical research can be turned into clear, practical, and trustworthy information.

More episodes coming soon.