In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the likely effects on society, proactive vs reactive school closures, community transmission, false comparisons between coronavirus and flu, the imperative of social distancing, the timeline of the pandemic, Trump’s political messaging, the widespread distrust of expertise, the importance of "flattening the curve" of the epidemic, the possible failure of our healthcare system, gradations of personal response to this threat, and other topics.
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#226 — The Price of Distraction
#225 — Republic of Lies
#224 — The Key to Trump's Appeal
#223 — A Conversation with Andrew Sullivan
#222 — A Pandemic of Incompetence
#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good
#220 - The Information Apocalypse
#219 — The Power of Compassion
#218 — Welcome to the Cult Factory
#217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism
#216 — A Conversation with Graeme Wood
#215 — A Conversation with David Miliband
#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee
#213 — The Worst Epidemic
#212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden
#211 — The Nature of Human Nature
#210 — The Logic of Doomsday
#209 — A Good Life
#208 — Existential Risk
#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?
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