Omicron Booster Science, Policy Ethics, Tribalism
· 1 h 56 min · S1 E22 · Explicit
Episode Omicron Booster Science, Policy Ethics, Tribalism
We deep dive into how our tribal divisions influence interpretations of science, ethics, and policy (topic list below).
Here's the Offit interview I mentioned.
Topic List
• Omicron-specific boosters • Data on severe disease prevention and booster rationale • The challenges of case-control data for kids' vaccination • Evidence-based morality, ethical and practical considerations around vaccine mandates • Ethical and practical considerations around cooking pizza at home • Does repeated COVID infection harm you • Law vs. science and second order effects of legal decisions • Tribal division and taking joy in the suffering of the out-group • Stanford med school dean abortion letter controversy • Policing language vs. real policy issues • Outrage culture • The abortion mess • Jonathan Haidt's "Great Untruths" • When Covidians turn on their own • Taking offense vs. assuming good intent and how to organically promote changes in language • When "science" museums behave like buttheads • Loyalty on the left vs. the right • Ayn Rand and young people • Iodinated salt and MORE
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