Peter Doherty is an immunologist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Show notes
Selected links

 •Follow Peter: Website | Twitter
 •'I'm 79, I won the Nobel Prize and I don't give a s---', AFR profile of Peter Doherty
 •Pandemics: What Everyone Needs To Know, by Peter Doherty
 •The (in)famous Imperial College paper

Topics discussed 

 •Has Peter always not given a shit? 7:32
 •Peter's odd high school experience. 9:00
 •How the media report on science. 12:30
 •What is the difference between a virus and a bacterium? 15:08
 •How does a new coronavirus come into existence? 17:47
 •What is Peter's area of expertise and what does he know about pandemics? 22:57
 •What has the coronavirus pandemic taught us about the usefulness of epidemiological models? 25:20
 •The politicization of lockdowns. 35:57
 •The origins of America and Australia's cultural differences. 47:33
 •Social media and political polarisation. 57:05
 •In weathering the pandemic relatively well, was Australia lucky or were the epidemiological models too pessimistic? 59:56
 •Can we just lockdown the vulnerable segment of the population, rather than the whole population? 1:03:52
 •Is Peter optimistic about keeping a lid on the virus until a vaccine arrives? 1:08:25
 •What do governments need to learn from the pandemic to be better prepared for the next one? 1:16:00

Peter Doherty is an immunologist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Show notes Selected links •Follow Peter: Website | Twitter •'I'm 79, I won the Nobel Prize and I don't give a s---', AFR profile of Peter Doherty •Pandemics: What Everyone Needs To Know, by Peter Doherty •The (in)famous Imperial College paper Topics discussed •Has Peter always not given a shit? 7:32 •Peter's odd high school experience. 9:00 •How the media report on science. 12:30 •What is the difference between a virus and a bacterium? 15:08 •How does a new coronavirus come into existence? 17:47 •What is Peter's area of expertise and what does he know about pandemics? 22:57 •What has the coronavirus pandemic taught us about the usefulness of epidemiological models? 25:20 •The politicization of lockdowns. 35:57 •The origins of America and Australia's cultural differences. 47:33 •Social media and political polarisation. 57:05 •In weathering the pandemic relatively well, was Australia lucky or were the epidemiological models too pessimistic? 59:56 •Can we just lockdown the vulnerable segment of the population, rather than the whole population? 1:03:52 •Is Peter optimistic about keeping a lid on the virus until a vaccine arrives? 1:08:25 •What do governments need to learn from the pandemic to be better prepared for the next one? 1:16:00

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Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.
(Formerly 'The Jolly Swagman Podcast'.)

Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.

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The JSP is a weekly exploration of questions that are both important and overlooked. Joe Walker, a former political speechwriter helping to build a Y Combinator-backed startup, hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations. Topics cover capitalism, science, business, culture and politics. Guests include Nobel laureates, former prime ministers, authors, entrepreneurs, investors and thought-leaders. Australia's best long-form podcast. A space for curious contrarians.

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