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Penn and Teller on Vaccinations

UltraMiraculous · 7.3M views · 2010-08-20 · 1:31

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Overview

A short clip of Penn and Teller arguing, in blunt and profane language, for vaccination and against anti-vaccine claims. It covers risk versus benefit and herd immunity.

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HN commenters share it in vaccine threads as a quick, entertaining explanation of vaccination in layman's terms.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2013–2018

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rixrax · 2018-12 · Strong recommendation

URL: [VIDEO] Penn and Teller on Vaccinations. This really drives home the point of herd immunity ( in ~ 90 seconds ).

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iLoch · 2015-01 · Recommendation

I think Penn and Teller[1] did a good job of explaining vaccinations in layman's terms (though I doubt anyone here actually needs an explanation of how or why vaccinations work.) [1] [VIDEO]

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rebootthesystem · 2015-01 · Recommendation

The problem might very well be that our level of scientific education isn't in step with the realities of the world we live in. If someone wants to get a good grasp for the entire "story" of vaccination they have to have a basic understanding of evolution by natural selection. Fully 42% of the US population does not "believe" in evolution, which is further proof of the level of ignorance we are dealing with. I put "believe" in quotes because evolution by natural selection is not something one believes, that's nonsense. It is something one accepts or rejects based on over 150 years of evidence across a range of scientific disciplines. Perhaps this might help: [VIDEO]

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