The importance of free speech within academia

Jay Battacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, joins Sunday Express Health and Social Affairs Editor, Lucy Johnston, to discuss pandemic policy one year after Jay's first interview with Sketch Notes On. The Great Barrington Declaration, which he co-authored, argued for focused protection of those vulnerable to covid instead of mass lockdowns. Since its publication the authors including, Professors Sunetra Gupta and Martin Kulldorff have been subjected to vilification, slander and censorship. Jay has now helped set up The Academy of Science and Freedom to allow free exchange of scientific ideas. Jay and Lucy explore why he felt this was necessary.