Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors? - Elizabeth Cox
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It’s 1843, and a debate is raging about one of the most common killers of women: childbed fever— no one knows what causes it. One physician has observed patients with inflammation go on to develop childbed fever, and therefore believes the inflammation causes the fever. What's the problem with this argument? Elizabeth Cox explores the false cause fallacy and how to dissect claims with skepticism.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Elizabeth Cox
- Director
- Hector Herrera, Pazit Cahlon
- Narrator
- Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Animator
- Hector Herrera
- Storyboard Artist
- Pazit Cahlon
