Omicron Booster Science, Policy Ethics, Tribalism

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We deep dive into how our tribal divisions influence interpretations of science, ethics, and policy (topic list below).

Here's the Offit interview I mentioned.

Topic List

Omicron-specific boosters
Data on severe disease prevention and booster rationale
The challenges of case-control data for kids' vaccination
Evidence-based morality, ethical and practical considerations around vaccine mandates
Ethical and practical considerations around cooking pizza at home
Does repeated COVID infection harm you
Law vs. science and second order effects of legal decisions
Tribal division and taking joy in the suffering of the out-group
Stanford med school dean abortion letter controversy
Policing language vs. real policy issues
Outrage culture
The abortion mess
Jonathan Haidt's "Great Untruths"
When Covidians turn on their own
Taking offense vs. assuming good intent and how to organically promote changes in language
When "science" museums behave like buttheads
Loyalty on the left vs. the right
Ayn Rand and young people
Iodinated salt and MORE

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