"July 19 is the last day that Member States of the World Health Organisation can withdraw from the IHR amendments (without entering a multi-year withdrawal process).

By failing to withdraw, they will be committing their taxpayers to fund the key surveillance aspects of a rapidly expanding industry that is the pandemic industrial complex.

The hapless inhabitants of WHO Member States seem to have no real leaders anymore.”

This quote by David Bell, former medical officer and scientist at the WHO, relates to the situation in New Zealand.

David is also a public health physician and biotech consultant in global health.

And we check in to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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A Tribute to Professor Des Gorman

After interviewing Des Gorman for Podcast 105, this is what we wrote for the podcast email…

“This week we drill down on the knowledge, wisdom and opinion of of Des Gorman, Professor of Medicine in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland.

Of course, Covid-19 but we talk about many other matters that affect us all. We discuss science, philosophy, education, intelligence, the shortcomings of governance and what binds us together.

Share it with your friends... and the not so friendly.”

We can’t think of any good reason to change that for our tribute replay of that discussion in podcast 292. His opinions will remain valid… maybe even more so, with the passing of time.

At age 71, Des Gorman died a week ago, on July 2nd. He became a good friend and will be sorely missed.

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Over the last few years there has been much scientific dispute.

Climate dominated much of the last forty years, followed and outranked by Covid-19. Both remain very much in the headlines.

Science itself has suffered in the battle over truth. "Settled science” is more fallacy than fact.

Fortunately, there is an increase in push-back on false or unsubstantiated claims.

Guy Hatchard was a senior manager at Genetic ID; a food safety testing and certification laboratory. He has a degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics and a PhD in Psychology.

In light of the current debate over the NZ Gene Technology Bill, Hatchard provides another warning on “settled science”.

And, finally, we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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