Science, Public Health, and the Politics of Truth

<div class="header alignfull header--article header--min-height-full has-background has-tonal-black-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-category"> Blog Posts, and Videos</div></div></div> <h1 class="header__title has-h2-variant">Archives</h1> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="favorite-block"> <button class="favorite" data-id="286496" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button></div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-program_tax"> <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/aspen-community-programs/">Aspen Community Programs</a></div></div></div> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-1741x1090.jpg" alt="" width="1741" height="1090" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-1741x1090.jpg 1741w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-800x501.jpg 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-1500x939.jpg 1500w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-768x481.jpg 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-2048x1282.jpg 2048w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-1600x1002.jpg 1600w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-1078x675.jpg 1078w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS42646-300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 1741px) 100vw, 1741px" loading="eager" class="header__image" style="object-position: 71% 12%"> <span class="header__overlay" style="opacity: 0.8"></span> </figure> </div> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Science, Public Health, and the Politics of Truth" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VciKU2LJPMA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Peter Hotez</strong>, M.D., Ph.D., professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, joins the Aspen Institute for a keynote lecture on the intersection of science, medicine, and public trust. A leading authority on vaccines and neglected tropical diseases, Hotez reflects on the challenges facing public health today, the growing politicization of science, and what it will take to rebuild trust in scientific institutions in the years ahead. Presented as part of the McCloskey Speaker Series.</p> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/science-public-health-and-the-politics-of-truth/">Science, Public Health, and the Politics of Truth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org">Aspen Institute</a>.</p>