Looking forward to reading this book. Curious what he has to say about fire events such as the lithium battery fires in Moss Landing, Monterey California and pvc fire plume in East Palestine Ohio. His focus here is on microbes rather than manufacturing waste particulates.
What a fascinating interview! What you, Dr. Topol, Carl Zimmer, and the people you talk about here have in common is insatiable intellectual curiosity. It is incredibly inspiring. A word about Linsey Marr: I will never forget reading about the day she learned that finally, the CDC accepted what she and others had fought for so hard and so long. As I recall it, she was in her car. She pulled over and cried with relief that finally she and her stalwart compatriots had been heard. I will never stop being grateful to her for her persistence. On another, lighter note, I did enjoy your use, Dr. Topol, of a very specific technical term in the course of this interview: “Captain Obvious.” And indeed it was, if one could only open one’s mind to it. Thank you so much for all.
Fantastic. I was following some of the folks you mentioned on Twitter early on Covid days and bought a CO2 meter to take to chorus when we started indoors again after getting vaxed. We still open windows in our rehearsal space as a result.
Thank you! Do you know how many of the researchers mentioned, that have this knowledge on airborne transmission, asymptomatic transmission, etc. - those who know that still about 100k people die yearly of airborne pathogens in the US alone - how many of these knowledgeable people wear a mask indoors and e.g. in crowds outdoors? It's great to hear and read about these things like the history of airborne transmission, but I always wonder about the much bigger impact it would have if the researchers would back up their knowledge with the appropriate accompanying action - a visible confirmation, applying what they know. Maybe this is actually very common, then it would be great to see these masked researchers more often. Maybe this is one reason why you have the podcast conversation online?
Looking forward to reading this book. Curious what he has to say about fire events such as the lithium battery fires in Moss Landing, Monterey California and pvc fire plume in East Palestine Ohio. His focus here is on microbes rather than manufacturing waste particulates.
What a fascinating interview! What you, Dr. Topol, Carl Zimmer, and the people you talk about here have in common is insatiable intellectual curiosity. It is incredibly inspiring. A word about Linsey Marr: I will never forget reading about the day she learned that finally, the CDC accepted what she and others had fought for so hard and so long. As I recall it, she was in her car. She pulled over and cried with relief that finally she and her stalwart compatriots had been heard. I will never stop being grateful to her for her persistence. On another, lighter note, I did enjoy your use, Dr. Topol, of a very specific technical term in the course of this interview: “Captain Obvious.” And indeed it was, if one could only open one’s mind to it. Thank you so much for all.
Thanks Susan! Linsey Marr amazes me, too. Perfect that Nature asked her to do the review of the book. I learned so much from it about "aerobiology."
Fantastic. I was following some of the folks you mentioned on Twitter early on Covid days and bought a CO2 meter to take to chorus when we started indoors again after getting vaxed. We still open windows in our rehearsal space as a result.
But what is the volume of a gallon of air?
Oh, and taking the CO2 meter on flights was eye opening, as you say.
Thank you! Do you know how many of the researchers mentioned, that have this knowledge on airborne transmission, asymptomatic transmission, etc. - those who know that still about 100k people die yearly of airborne pathogens in the US alone - how many of these knowledgeable people wear a mask indoors and e.g. in crowds outdoors? It's great to hear and read about these things like the history of airborne transmission, but I always wonder about the much bigger impact it would have if the researchers would back up their knowledge with the appropriate accompanying action - a visible confirmation, applying what they know. Maybe this is actually very common, then it would be great to see these masked researchers more often. Maybe this is one reason why you have the podcast conversation online?