The Fallacy Of Our World In Data

Our World In Data is a credible publication. But they don't represent the broader scientific community, much of which disagrees with their perspectives and assessments.
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There is an increasing amount of content sponsored by billionaire philanthropies. A lot of this content relies on Our World In Data as a primary source or to arrive to conclusion from a scientific discourse. This is a vast topic so this video only covers a single issue - hunger and food supply.

Sources [references in the transcript]

[0] https://www.cjr.org/criticism/gates-foundation-journalism-funding.php
[1] https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bill-gates-foundation-philanthropy/
[2] https://archive.globalpolicy.org/images/pdfs/GPFEurope/Philanthropic_Power_online.pdf
[3] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jan/15/bill-gates-rockefeller-influence-agenda-poor-nations-big-pharma-gm-hunger
[4] https://web.archive.org/web/20221103100100/https://ourworldindata.org/funding
[5] https://web.archive.org/web/20221103100112/https://ourworldindata.org/coverage
[6] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374459550_Recalibrating_Data_on_Farm_Productivity_Why_We_Need_Small_Farms_for_Food_Security
[7] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912417301293
[8] https://www.etcgroup.org/sites/www.etcgroup.org/files/files/etc-whowillfeedus-english-webshare.pdf
[9] https://ourworldindata.org/smallholder-food-production
[10] https://web.archive.org/web/20161012025719/http://acbio.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/EGS-convening-introduction.pdf
[11] https://web.archive.org/web/20210923065344/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/sep/23/small-farmers-have-the-answer-to-feeding-the-world-why-isnt-the-un-listening
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