Episode 9: The New Politics of Big Tech, and Equity in Clinical Trials ft. Jill Fisher

The Received Wisdom - A podcast by Shobita Parthasarathy & Jack Stilgoe

Shobita and Jack discuss the recent US congressional hearings with the Big Tech CEOs, and the curious role that behavioral scientists have played in the UK's COVID-19 response. They also chat with Jill Fisher, Professor of Social Medicine at University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill and recent author of Adverse Events: Race, Inequality, and the Testing of New Pharmaceuticals, about the "healthy volunteers" who participate in clinical trials--including for COVID-19--and their exploitation.