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Dangerous Exponents: A Covid-19 Podcast

Jeff Sackmann and Carl Bialik bring their analytical thinking to timely discussions about the virus, how the media is covering it, and how governments and the public are responding.

13 episodes · November 2020 – February 2021 · 10 hours

This podcast concluded in February 2021. All 13 episodes are preserved here.

2021

  1. Hygiene Theater and AbsolutismFeb 17, 2021 · 48:47
  2. The Other VaccinesFeb 10, 2021 · 52:02
  3. Which Places Are Handling the Pandemic Best? How Can We Tell?Feb 3, 2021 · 52:45
  4. Masking UpJan 27, 2021 · 47:40
  5. Everything Is A TradeoffJan 20, 2021 · 44:59
  6. How Can We Speed Up The Vaccine Rollout?Jan 12, 2021 · 35:57
  7. Virus Mutations And The Sluggish Vaccine RolloutsJan 6, 2021 · 45:44

2020

  1. Superspreader Events: How To Find Them And Stop ThemDec 22, 2020 · 44:25
  2. How Will We Get To Herd Immunity, And How Will We Know We've Gotten There?Dec 18, 2020 · 47:06
  3. Back To School: Is The Return To Classrooms Worth It?Dec 14, 2020 · 43:28
  4. All About Vaccines: How We Got Them, And Who Should Get Them FirstDec 9, 2020 · 53:19
  5. How R and K Add Up To Dangerous Exponential Pandemic GrowthDec 3, 2020 · 46:00
  6. What Should We Do About Thanksgiving?Nov 25, 2020 · 39:47