Lex Fridman PodcastMichael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset | Lex Fridman Podcast #146
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- Released
- December 19, 2020
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- 2h 14m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE LINKS: Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab Michael's Time article: https://time.com/5912705/covid-19-stop-spread-christmas/ Rapid Tests: https://www.rapidtests.org/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:32 - Interacting between viruses and bacteria 6:45 - Deadlier viruses 10:17 - Will COVID-19 mutate? 11:51 - Rapid testing 29:15 - PCR vs rapid antigen tests 38:59 - Medical industrial complex 42:51 - Lex takes COVID test 49:35 - FDA and cheap tests 52:21 - Explanation of Elon Musk's positive COVID tests 59:29 - Role of testing during vaccine deployment 1:02:58 - Public health policy 1:12:38 - A weather system for viruses 1:29:30 - Can a virus kill all humans? 1:35:09 - Engineering a deadly virus 1:39:51 - AlphaFold 2 and viruses 1:45:46 - Advice for young people 1:53:54 - Time as a buddhist monk 1:59:58 - Meditation 2:07:36 - Meaning of life CONNECT:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostMichael Mina
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Michael Mina, Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset | Lex Fridman Podcast #146 explores engineer’s blueprint: rapid tests, viral threat, and public health reimagined Lex Fridman and epidemiologist/immunologist Michael Mina discuss how cheap, rapid at‑home COVID tests could have drastically curtailed the pandemic if deployed at scale, and why regulatory and economic structures prevented that from happening.
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