Blame

A shocking insight into how misinformation and conspiracy theories have shaped the debate over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blame is a thought-provoking and visually striking documentary about how independent research has come under serious threat in a world where truth and accountability are under extreme pressure. For years, three scientists have been studying remote bat caves in search of clues to the origins of the SARS virus, largely unnoticed. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hits the world with relentless force. Where their work was once ignored, they now face political pressure, accusations, and outright conspiracy theories.

Jon Sæter

The Critical Room: Academic Research Under Attack

After the screening on Tuesday NOV 11 we invite to a panel about how free academic research is threatened by anti-democratic forces and conspiracies, with Ole Jacob Sending (NUPI), Lise Øvreås (UiB) and Svein Stølen (UiO).

The conversation is moderated by Cathrine Holst (UiO) and is done in collaboration with Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (DNVA).