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

Michael Mina is an immunologist, epidemiologist, and physician at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab Michael's Time article: https://time.com/5912705/covid-19-stop-spread-christmas/ Rapid Tests: https://www.rapidtests.org/

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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 (07:28) - Interacting between viruses and bacteria (11:42) - Deadlier viruses (15:13) - Will COVID-19 mutate? (16:47) - Rapid testing (34:11) - PCR vs rapid antigen tests (43:55) - Medical industrial complex (47:47) - Lex takes COVID test (54:32) - FDA and cheap tests (57:17) - Explanation of Elon Musk's positive COVID tests (1:04:25) - Role of testing during vaccine deployment (1:07:54) - Public health policy (1:17:34) - A weather system for viruses (1:34:26) - Can a virus kill all humans? (1:40:05) - Engineering a deadly virus (1:44:47) - AlphaFold 2 and viruses (1:50:42) - Advice for young people (1:58:50) - Time as a Buddhist monk (2:04:54) - Meditation (2:12:32) - Meaning of life https://lexfridman.com/michael-mina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michael-mina

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