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#146 – Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset

Lex Fridman Podcast

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What Elon Musk Thinks About Rapid Testing?

I've been trying to get in touch with him again. I think, take somebody like Elon Musk, with the engineering prowess within his ranks, you know, to easily, easily build these at the tens of millions a day. This is a guy who is literally, he has started multiple entirely new industries. He could do it without the US government if he wanted to. The return on investment for him would be huge, but frankly, the return on investment in the country would be hundreds of billions of dollars because it means we could get society open. It seems like that's a way to open up the economy in April. Do you know what Elon thinks about this idea of rapid testing for

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