Clarence Jones
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And thank you, everybody, for the comments. Barry, last thoughts.
And thank you, everybody, for the comments. Barry, last thoughts.
Yeah, I would say, well, one thing that Barry just said kind of made me think of our fake news episode from a few weeks ago is finding a balance between what kind of safety measures you can take that are within your control with kind of just like the crippling anxiety of knowing that you can't
Yeah, I would say, well, one thing that Barry just said kind of made me think of our fake news episode from a few weeks ago is finding a balance between what kind of safety measures you can take that are within your control with kind of just like the crippling anxiety of knowing that you can't
24-7 just be preoccupied with all of the safety things that you can't control, which is kind of what we said about like, you know, in our fake news episode, like finding a balance between engaging with fake news and then also living your life and not being crippled by the anxiety. So that was something that
24-7 just be preoccupied with all of the safety things that you can't control, which is kind of what we said about like, you know, in our fake news episode, like finding a balance between engaging with fake news and then also living your life and not being crippled by the anxiety. So that was something that
Barry just said, which resonated with me, in that you can be concerned about your safety and you should take all the measures you can to be as safe as you can in all of your surroundings. But, you know, you're going to cripple yourself if that's all you're thinking about 24-7.
Barry just said, which resonated with me, in that you can be concerned about your safety and you should take all the measures you can to be as safe as you can in all of your surroundings. But, you know, you're going to cripple yourself if that's all you're thinking about 24-7.
And then the other thing I just wanted to add is to encourage people to surround yourself with friends and family members and communities that also value their own safety and your safety. Because I think, you know, you can't take your safety for granted. And, you know, it's important to make sure you're surrounded by people who value that as well.
And then the other thing I just wanted to add is to encourage people to surround yourself with friends and family members and communities that also value their own safety and your safety. Because I think, you know, you can't take your safety for granted. And, you know, it's important to make sure you're surrounded by people who value that as well.
Barry. I have one that's more of a statement than the other is an opinion, asking for your comments. One of them is with the H word, humility. And I think that's also very important. And one of the issues that, and I don't know how you get around this, is that in science, you come up with a hypothesis or a theory, and it seems to bounce along, holding up pretty well.
Barry. I have one that's more of a statement than the other is an opinion, asking for your comments. One of them is with the H word, humility. And I think that's also very important. And one of the issues that, and I don't know how you get around this, is that in science, you come up with a hypothesis or a theory, and it seems to bounce along, holding up pretty well.
But there's always the expectation that something is going to sidetrack it, and you need a different theory or a different hypothesis. As we learn more and more, that's what happens. That's what happens. Unfortunately, I think the public in general thinks that if you say something and then you change your mind and say something else that you lose trust.
But there's always the expectation that something is going to sidetrack it, and you need a different theory or a different hypothesis. As we learn more and more, that's what happens. That's what happens. Unfortunately, I think the public in general thinks that if you say something and then you change your mind and say something else that you lose trust.
Well, but wait a minute, you told us this and now you're telling us that. How could that possibly be? And you sort of discount that we have new information now that there's really so much more that we don't know than we know. And we have to reformulate, you know, things with them, I think.
Well, but wait a minute, you told us this and now you're telling us that. How could that possibly be? And you sort of discount that we have new information now that there's really so much more that we don't know than we know. And we have to reformulate, you know, things with them, I think.
So it becomes an educational communication challenge to the general public to understand that we sort of expect things to evolve, hopefully not quite as rapidly as coronavirus variants that seem to, you know, come upon us. So if you wanted to comment about that. And then the other piece was about COVID.
So it becomes an educational communication challenge to the general public to understand that we sort of expect things to evolve, hopefully not quite as rapidly as coronavirus variants that seem to, you know, come upon us. So if you wanted to comment about that. And then the other piece was about COVID.
You know, if you watch TV at all, it seems that 90% of the commercials are about these new biologicals for just about every ailment, which are types of immunotherapy. And they always have, you know, in the. small print at the bottom about how you can be more prone, particularly to tuberculosis, but also a number of other diseases.
You know, if you watch TV at all, it seems that 90% of the commercials are about these new biologicals for just about every ailment, which are types of immunotherapy. And they always have, you know, in the. small print at the bottom about how you can be more prone, particularly to tuberculosis, but also a number of other diseases.