What does Goop get right?
Magic cures and the problem with dodgy science.
In her new Netflix series The Goop Lab, Gwyneth Paltrow skates the fine line between wellness, pseudoscience and medicine. From orgasms and mushrooms, to ice baths and mediums, Gwyneth and the team tackle wellness methods that sit just outside the mainstream. While some of the scientific claims in the TV show stand up to closer scrutiny, many scientists and journalists worry about the ones that donβt. But why does it matter how scientific they are, when people say the treatments help them? In this episode Matthew speaks to science producer and host of βThe Best Thing Since Sliced Breadβ podcast Greg Foot about why, even when itβs working, it matters if Goop doesnβt check out.
Presenter: Matthew Price
Produced by Lucy Hancock and Katie Gunning
Mixed by Emma Crowe
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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