Hosted by Philipp Markolin, Sam Gregson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 24 episodes
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Welcome to Science Counterpunch, a short, punchy brand for a YouTube‑first podcast that combines hard evidence, frontline scientist testimony, and rapid rebuttal clips to expose anti‑science influencers and actors while centering science and experts who’ve been targeted. www.protagonist-science.com
Philipp Markolin, Sam Gregson hosts Science Counterpunch, a science show with 24 episodes published.
Is a cosmic rock truly an alien spaceship that the government does not want you to know about? Misrepresentations of scientific inquiry or hypotheses often aren’t an accident, but a structural by‑product of how curiosity
Anti-science isn’t a bug in the modern information ecosystem—it’s the feature. Today’s secular gurus don’t need robes or rituals; they wield academic credentials, technical jargon, and a galaxy-brained confidence that tu
Modern authoritarianism doesn’t arrive with tanks. It announces itself with spreadsheets, budget cuts, accreditation fights, and the quiet capture of institutions most people barely notice—until they’re gone. This week o
What happens when fringe anti-vaxxers move from fleecing online communities to the highest halls of power? This week on Science Counterpunch, we’re joined by Dr. Dan Wilson, molecular biologist and creator of the Debunk
In this episode of Science Counterpunch, we welcome epidemiologist, MacArthur Fellow, and lifelong AIDS activist Gregg Gonsalves to talk about what happens when politics is at odds with public health. Gregg was on the fr
Ancient aliens. Lost Ice Age civilizations. Atlantis hidden under the pyramids. Pseudo-archaeology is having a moment—and it’s not just harmless fun. In this episode of Science Counterpunch, we step into the ring with ar
You can’t fact-check your way out of a system designed to amplify lies. This week on Science Counterpunch, we’re joined by cognitive psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky to dissect the machinery of modern disinformation. We
Protest isn’t radical. Silence is. This week on Science Counterpunch, we’re joined by Colette Delawalla, clinical psychology PhD candidate and founder of Stand Up for Science, for a furious, clear-eyed breakdown of how A
This week on Science Counterpunch, we step into the ring with one of the most uncompromising voices in online science communication: Dave Farina, better known as the creator of Professor Dave Explains. Dave joins Sam Gre
What do vaccines and climate science have in common? The same political actors, media ecosystems, and financial interests have worked to discredit both. In this inaugural episode of Science Counterpunch, Dr. Peter Hotez
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David Kipping
director · Cool Worlds Lab
1 appearance on this show
Chris Kavanagh
1 appearance on this show
Dr Dan Wilson
molecular biologist and creator of the Debunk the Funk YouTube Channel · Easton Muay Thai
1 appearance on this show
Flint Dibble
archaeologist
1 appearance on this show
Stephan Lewandowsky
PhD · University of Bristol
1 appearance on this show
Michael Mann
Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, UCLA
1 appearance on this show
Peter Hotez
professor of pediatrics and molecular virology · Baylor College of Medicine
1 appearance on this show
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