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