Dangerous Exponents: A Covid-19 Podcast
Science:Life Sciences
In the pilot episode of their new podcast about Covid-19, Jeff Sackmann and Carl Bialik discuss the forthcoming U.S. holiday, Thanksgiving, and the public-health recommendations against big celebratory gatherings. Taking an analytical approach to the virus, Jeff and Carl discuss:
Whether small gatherings are a major source of infection;
How limits to data availability are holding back policy;
How incentives, creativity, and harm reduction could aid the fight
Hygiene Theater and Absolutism
The Other Vaccines
Which Places Are Handling the Pandemic Best? How Can We Tell?
Masking Up
Everything Is A Tradeoff
How Can We Speed Up The Vaccine Rollout?
Virus Mutations And The Sluggish Vaccine Rollouts
Superspreader Events: How To Find Them And Stop Them
How Will We Get To Herd Immunity, And How Will We Know We've Gotten There?
Back To School: Is The Return To Classrooms Worth It?
All About Vaccines: How We Got Them, And Who Should Get Them First
How R and K Add Up To Dangerous Exponential Pandemic Growth
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