#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines

Vincent Racaniello is a virologist, immunologist, and microbiologist at Columbia. He is a co-author of the textbook Principles of Virology and co-host of This Week in Virology podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: Vincent's Twitter: https://twitter.com/profvrr Vincent's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/vincentracaniello Vincent's Podcast: https://www.microbe.tv/ Vincent's Website: http://www.virology.ws/ Vincent's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profvrr

PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (10:24) - Microbiology by numbers (15:47) - From bacteria to an organism (23:46) - AlphaFold 2 (27:44) - Simulating an evolutionary arms race (53:11) - The most terrifying virus (1:14:54) - SARS-CoV-2 (1:29:38) - Coronaviruses and Influenza. What's the difference? (1:35:45) - Vaccines (1:41:43) - Lex on his reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine shot (1:47:39) - Modern vaccines (1:52:39) - How does mRNA vaccine work? (1:55:26) - Are mRNA vaccines safe? (2:21:52) - Lex on trust in authority (2:36:59) - Ivermectin (2:43:39) - Hydroxychloroquine (2:48:22) - Variants and mutations (2:55:20) - Testing (3:03:27) - How does COVID-19 spread? (3:06:37) - Masks (3:15:05) - Bret Weinstein vs Sam Harris (3:18:39) - This Week in Virology (3:28:19) - Advice for young people (3:30:42) - Meaning of life https://lexfridman.com/vincent-racaniello/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vincent-racaniello

Établi 2y | 21 juin 2023, 19:28:39


Connectez-vous pour ajouter un commentaire

Autres messages de ce groupe

#477 – Keyu Jin: China’s Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism

Keyu Jin is an economist specializing in China's economy, international macroeconomics, global trade imbalances, and financial policy. She is the author of The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and

13 août 2025, 21:30:09 | LEX FRIDMAN
#476 – Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire

Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep476-sc See b

1 août 2025, 03:10:15 | LEX FRIDMAN
#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games

Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexf

23 juil. 2025, 19:40:14 | LEX FRIDMAN
#474 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting

David Heinemeier Hansson (aka DHH) is a legendary programmer, creator of Ruby on Rails, co-owner & CTO of 37signals that created Basecamp, HEY, & ONCE, and is a NYT-best-selling author (with Jason Fri

12 juil. 2025, 17:20:04 | LEX FRIDMAN
#473 – Iran War Debate: Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East

Debate on Iran war between Scott Horton and Mark Dubowitz. Scott Horton is the author and director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, and f

26 juin 2025, 23:30:11 | LEX FRIDMAN
#472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI

Terence Tao is widely considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He won the Fields Medal and the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, and has contributed to a wide range of fields f

15 juin 2025, 02:20:05 | LEX FRIDMAN
#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet

Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google and Alphabet. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep471-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, subm

5 juin 2025, 19:40:10 | LEX FRIDMAN