Elizabeth Finkel & Caitjan Gainty: Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Edinburgh International Book Festival

Journalism to the law, academia to government – the institutions that underpin society rely on an evidence-based, expert-informed approach. Yet in this post-truth age, uninformed opinion can carry the same weight as rigorous research. Today, Devi Sridhar chairs a robust discussion on doubt and certainty with award-winning science journalist Elizabeth Finkel – who, in Prove It, unpacks the key elements of, and necessity for, scientific thinking – and medicine historian Caitjan Gainty – whose Healthy Scepticism illustrates where legitimate doubt has helped healthcare advance.