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E2: Cattle, and Sharks, and COVID, Oh My!

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COVID was supposed to be that "Independence Day" external threat that would unite us all. Instead, it divided us. How did that happen? In this episode we talk about the danger of statistics and how lies can be less misleading than carefully selected truths.

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1. E2: Cattle, and Sharks, and COVID, Oh My! (00:00:00)

2. COVID statistics on the surface (00:00:55)

3. Measurement accuracy, but who cares? (00:02:47)

4. Cows, Sharks, and the Gambler's Fallacy (00:05:34)

5. How Sharks and Kevin Costner apply to COVID (00:10:41)

6. Human Ingenuity vs. Statistics (00:12:45)

7. How We were robbed of our "Independence Day" (00:14:31)

8. Social Media and the KGB (00:18:07)

9. WWI was soooo overrated... Really?! (00:21:44)

10. This Chapter is dedicated to our Elders (00:23:30)

11. Herd immunity vs Data (00:27:34)

12. Shooting to Maim (00:29:45)

13. Sun Tzu and the Art of Pandemics (00:33:57)

14. Final Destination 2020 (00:39:21)

15. You Lack (Trigger) Discipline! (00:49:48)

15 episodes

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Manage episode 305976057 series 2992893
Content provided by Henri de Saint-Simon. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Henri de Saint-Simon or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

COVID was supposed to be that "Independence Day" external threat that would unite us all. Instead, it divided us. How did that happen? In this episode we talk about the danger of statistics and how lies can be less misleading than carefully selected truths.

Support the show

  continue reading

Chapters

1. E2: Cattle, and Sharks, and COVID, Oh My! (00:00:00)

2. COVID statistics on the surface (00:00:55)

3. Measurement accuracy, but who cares? (00:02:47)

4. Cows, Sharks, and the Gambler's Fallacy (00:05:34)

5. How Sharks and Kevin Costner apply to COVID (00:10:41)

6. Human Ingenuity vs. Statistics (00:12:45)

7. How We were robbed of our "Independence Day" (00:14:31)

8. Social Media and the KGB (00:18:07)

9. WWI was soooo overrated... Really?! (00:21:44)

10. This Chapter is dedicated to our Elders (00:23:30)

11. Herd immunity vs Data (00:27:34)

12. Shooting to Maim (00:29:45)

13. Sun Tzu and the Art of Pandemics (00:33:57)

14. Final Destination 2020 (00:39:21)

15. You Lack (Trigger) Discipline! (00:49:48)

15 episodes

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