Fire at The Beverly Hills Supper Club (Update)
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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Lessons from COVID-19 and Historical Crises
In this chapter, the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are compared to the tragic Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, highlighting the dangers of complacency in crises. It discusses the hesitance of individuals to act in the face of ambiguous threats and contrasts the pandemic experiences in various countries, emphasizing the long-term impacts on mental health versus academic performance. The narrative calls for a proactive approach to threats and advocates for better data and technology to improve health crisis management.
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