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Thinking Critically About COVID: Conspiracies vs. Nuance and Facts (Jay Bhattacharya)
The Michael Shermer Show
English - July 13, 2024 17:21 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 361 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education dialogue michaelshermer reason skeptic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jay Bhattacharya is a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research. He directs Stanford’s Center for Demography and Economics of Health and Aging. His work focuses on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on the role of government programs, biomedical innovation, and economics. His recent research is on the epidemiology of COVID-19 as well as an evaluation of policy responses to the epidemic.
Shermer and Bhattacharya discuss: loss of trust in medical and scientific institutions • how well did lockdowns and masks really work • Lab Leak vs. Zoonomic hypothesis • hydroxychloroquine & ivermectin • debating anti-vaxxers, RFK, Jr., and conspiracy theories • myocarditis, Robert Malone, mRNA vaccines, Joe Rogan, Peter Hotez • The Great Barrington Declaration • the cost to the economy and education • which countries and states did better or worse.