Harry Wu’s 吳易叡 is a historian of medicine. His book “Mad by the Millions: Mental Disorders and the Early Years of the World Health Organization” was published in 2021 by MIT Press.
“Scientific method is actually a cultural process. Studying science is actually studying a society.”From 2013 to 2021 Wu led the humanities programs at the medical schools of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He’s now Associate Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan. His current research is on the transnational histories of mental health. This is the podcast edition of Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - where we speak with emerging leaders here - the cool, young, hip people who are making a dent in the universe. These are the fresh faces of Taiwan you must get to know. Watch the video edit of this conversation - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-harry-wu-historyTag and follow us on social mediaFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandmeInstagram - @ghostislandme  Twitter - @ghostislandmeProduced by Ghost Island MediaProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu - https://twitter.com/emilyywuAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting YehResearch - Min Chao https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwanPodcast Editing - Dino LinProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald WilliamsDirector for Video - Laticia Fan - https://instagram.com/lashfanPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson - https://instagram.com/kaleyrexVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi WangExecutives at TaiwanPlus - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo, Eric Yang and Jenny LuoSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.