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After trying to steer clear of talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, the current crisis is simply too large to ignore. COVID-19 has taken the lives of over 250,000 people in the U.S. alone, and is fast approaching 1.5 million globally. Nevertheless, cases of the virus are surging at unprecedented rates across the world. At the time of recording, the U.S. had just set a new record for cases reported in a single day: 195,000.
Both the current state and the ensuing aftermath of the pandemic have serious ramifications for our human experience. For this reason, Ben and Aaron sit down to process the implications of COVID-19, the impact of emerging vaccinations, and the irreversible damage that has been done to our information infrastructure. The hosts also discuss what it will take as a collective to not only overcome COVID-19, but also tackle the many issues that plagued humanity prior to the pandemic, and that will continue to hamper the human race long after COVID-19 if we cannot set aside our differences and learn to fight for the greater good.
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Apollo’s Arrow: Book on COVID-19 Pandemic by Nicholas Christakis
CBS News: U.S. Reports 195,000 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day, A Record
SAMHSA: Phases of Disaster
UC Davis Health: “COVID Fatigue” Is Hitting Hard
The New Republic: The American Obsession With Conspiracy Theories, Explained
The New Yorker: How America Escapes Its Conspiracy-Theory Crisis
The Associated Press: Pfizer - COVID-19 Shot 95% Effective, Seeking Clearance Soon