Inside Intelligence: Havana Syndrome at 10 Years
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Join Michael Ard, director of the MS in Intelligence Analysis program, for a conversation with Robert Bartholomew about “Havana Syndrome,” the mysterious illness reported by U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers in Cuba a decade ago.
The illness remains controversial, with competing theories about its causes and allegations of a government cover-up. The discussion will examine the evidence behind the claims.
Robert Bartholomew is a medical sociologist, journalist, author, and human rights advocate known for his research on social panics, mass hysteria, and extraordinary claims on the margins of science. He is an honorary senior lecturer in psychological medicine at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and co-author of Havana Syndrome with neurologist Robert Baloh.
The author of 17 books and more than 60 scholarly publications, Bartholomew has written extensively on critical thinking, cultural misunderstandings of unusual behavior, UFOs, and historical episodes of mass panic. His work has appeared in the British Medical Journal and the British Journal of Psychiatry, and he has been featured on National Geographic, The History Channel, and the Discovery Channel. He holds a PhD in sociology from James Cook University in Australia.
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