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Predicting the Lethality of COVID-19
3:35:43 - 3:41:53 (06:10)
In February 2020, while observing the situation unfolding in China, some people believed that the state could potentially stop the virus via lockdown despite the increasing number of deaths, particularly of young people like Li Wenliang.
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The discussion revolves around the concept of challenge trials and the political implications associated with it.
3:35:43 - 3:37:31 (01:48)
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The discussion revolves around the concept of challenge trials and the political implications associated with it. The conversation also delves into the reasons why certain individuals do not want to publicly speak about it.
ChapterPredicting the Lethality of COVID-19
Episode#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic were uncertain and deadly.
3:37:31 - 3:38:48 (01:16)
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The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic were uncertain and deadly. The exponential increase in deaths leveled off by April 2020, indicating that those who were exposed and had the lowest susceptibility also had the highest severity and died in greater numbers early on.
ChapterPredicting the Lethality of COVID-19
Episode#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The extreme edge case of the pandemic becoming a new normal was predicted by a person watching closely what was happening in China.
3:38:48 - 3:40:37 (01:48)
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The extreme edge case of the pandemic becoming a new normal was predicted by a person watching closely what was happening in China. This observation predicted that some people would have raised their hand for an important task when coronavirus goes pandemic.
ChapterPredicting the Lethality of COVID-19
Episode#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The pandemic has led to emergency powers for the state resulting in nationalism, centralization, and potential loss of state power.
3:40:37 - 3:41:53 (01:16)
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The pandemic has led to emergency powers for the state resulting in nationalism, centralization, and potential loss of state power. To prevent this, there should be decentralized innovations instead of copying Chinese lockdowns.