Dylan Galos - "Epidemiology, Covid, BLM, and Yoga"

Dylan Galos, epidemiologist and evaluator, friend of the show, talks with J about the current health crisis and the Black Lives Matter movement. They discuss the role of epidemiology, his background and areas of study, the science behind pandemics, data sets and policy recommendations, effectiveness of masks, impacts of social distance on mental health, the intersection of the shutdown and the BLM protests, a queer black man’s perspective on the movement for justice, and aspects of yoga that help people get through the uncertainty of this life.

Resources:

Dr. Michael Osterholm’s podcast on masks

Video about herd immunity

Video about why COVID-19 is so contagious

Visualization about why COVID-19 is so contagious

Article on models of COVID-19 contagion

The End of Policing by Alex Vitale

Article on white supremacist organizational culture

 

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