🎧 Watch FULL conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=dUVg3HDiZ7E Dave Feldman and Mike Mutzel dive into the tension between scientific curiosity and the modern culture of censorship. They reflect on how open inquiry has become constrained by social media dynamics, institutional pressure, and the fear of reputational backlash. Feldman discusses his controversial idea of maintaining placebo controls in real-world interventions to preserve scientific honesty, while Mutzel examines how political polarization and algorithmic echo chambers distort public discourse. Together, they explore the psychological toll of self-censorship for scientists and communicators — and the urgent need to reclaim intellectual humility, civil dialogue, and the freedom to ask hard questions without fear. 🔵 The podcast episode is sponsored by... ourselves! -- Own Your Labs ownyourlabs.com -- private blood testing services. 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰 Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Ye...