Vaccines, Fist Bumps, & Coconut Water

I was recently interviewed by Richard Gordon, creator and host of Campus Voices at the University of Delaware, about my work on the rhetoric of anti-science.  Have a listen:

http://sites.udel.edu/campusvoices/2014/08/28/perezrhetoric/

Many thanks to Richard for allowing me to come on the air a second time (!), and to his new intern Sarah for her hard work throughout the interview.

UPDATE: a recent, timely discussion of the controversy surrounding anti-vaccine rhetoric in the media:

http://mic.com/articles/97628/an-anti-vaccine-truther-claims-there-s-a-cdc-cover-up-here-are-the-actual-facts?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social

UPDATE 2: more data on recent increases in preventable diseases among children:

http://mic.com/articles/98330/the-case-for-vaccinating-your-kids-in-one-alarming-chart