Episode #268
Robert Proctor: Nazi Science and Ideology
Robert Proctor is a historian of science at Stanford University.
What this episode covers
Robert Proctor is a historian of science at Stanford University.
Where to start
Nazi tobacco industry's denial campaign
Robert Proctor and Lex Fridman discuss nazi tobacco industry's denial campaign.
Start at 2:43:14
Nazi impact on Soviet science
Robert Proctor and Lex Fridman discuss nazi impact on soviet science.
Start at 2:37:59
Diversity in the universe
Robert Proctor and Lex Fridman discuss diversity in the universe.
Start at 2:21:19
People and topics
Key takeaways
- Introduction
- Ideology and science
- Wernher von Braun
- The scientific process