Virus is another feature of the natural world. It has its own destiny. Our desires about the virus are irrelevant to the virus. We can, we can a develop a kind of social motus vivendi with the virus. I think that the simplest thing we can do is to be vaccinated. But what is also going to be on the horizon is the pharmaceudical companies will release new boosters for new variants which i would encourage listeners to get when they come out. And i think we need to recognize that this m r and a vaccine technology that we have is mind boggling.
How do diseases and information spread? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice discover the history of pandemics, how social networks impact spread, and the hidden math behind it with sociologist Nicholas Christakis.
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