Niall Ferguson On What History Can Teach Us About Covid-19

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 6:17 p.m.

b"There are few big thinkers better placed to explain the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic than historian\\xa0Niall\\xa0Ferguson. In addition to his profound understanding of past crises, since early March he has been meticulously collating and analysing data about the one we are facing now \\u2013 tracking how the pandemic began, how we got to where we are today and extrapolating what the future is likely to hold. In this special podcast taken from an Intelligence Squared+ online event\\xa0Ferguson tackled the most pressing questions we all want answers to. To find out more about Intelligence Squared+ click here:\\xa0https://www.intelligencesquared.com/plus/ ------------- Intelligence Squared+.\\xa0The world's best speakers. Your questions. \\xa34.99 per month. Intelligence Squared+ will bring you live, interactive events every week on our new online platform. Just like at our real-life events, you\\u2019ll be able to put your questions to our speakers, vote in live polls and interact with other members of the audience. Your subscription will give you access to multiple events featuring the world\\u2019s top thinkers and opinion formers, including Thomas Piketty, Margaret Atwood, Clive Woodward, Thomas Friedman, Meera Syal and Paloma Faith. For a full list of Intelligence Squared+ events and to subscribe, click here:\\xa0https://bit.ly/2yfYIfm\\n\\nSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\\n\\nSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"