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

from Lex Fridman Podcast

by Lex Fridman

Published: Sat Dec 19 2020

Show Notes

Michael Mina is an immunologist, epidemiologist, and physician at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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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.
()– Introduction
()– Interacting between viruses and bacteria
()– Deadlier viruses
()– Will COVID-19 mutate?
()– Rapid testing
()– PCR vs rapid antigen tests
()– Medical industrial complex
()– Lex takes COVID test
()– FDA and cheap tests
()– Explanation of Elon Musk’s positive COVID tests
()– Role of testing during vaccine deployment
()– Public health policy
()– A weather system for viruses
()– Can a virus kill all humans?
()– Engineering a deadly virus
()– AlphaFold 2 and viruses
()– Advice for young people
()– Time as a Buddhist monk
()– Meditation
()– Meaning of life