“If We Lose John Locke, We Lose America” 

John Locke has been a writer on my must-read list since I became interested in history (for the first time) just 20 years ago. This video made me push him up to the top of the list. LINK

If you are really into the math behind the COVID-19 models, you’ll love this guy (Stanford University’s Michael Levitt). I can’t get enough of him and yet I understand very little of what he’s saying.

I ran Part 1 of this talk a few weeks ago. This is Part 2. Here, Levitt discusses two commonly used growth curves, the Sigmoid Function and the Gompertz Function.

“COVID-19 Never Grows Exponentially” – a video from Stanford University’s Michael Levitt on “fitting data,” an advanced strategy for machine learning and AI that demonstrates that COVID-19 did not ever grow exponentially. Watch it here.

“How Morals Influence If You’re Liberal or Conservative”

“More Than Money: The Good Life Parable” 

In this short film about a well-known fable, a fisherman teaches a young businessman about life after the young man uses his MBA knowledge to explain how the fisherman could be more successful.

A good retelling of an old story. LINK

“Freedom Isn’t Free” – a powerful speech by President Ronald Reagan. I don’t know enough about Reagan’s career to have a strong opinion about it, but I can think of only two other presidents in my lifetime that were as good as he was at speechifying: Kennedy and Clinton. To watch the speech – which includes Reagan’s dramatic reading of “A Soldier’s Pledge” – click here.

“The history of our world in 18 minutes” – an interesting TED Talk by David Christian. To watch it, click here.

I was fascinated by this video explanation about how COVID-19 patients die. Most of what this young doctor explains are facts that you already know, although you might miss some of it because his explanation is so laden with scientific and medical jargon. I wasn’t turned off, however. I found it oddly compelling. There is something in his bedside manner that is charming and engaging. I found myself thinking, “I’m not sure what he means by that, but it would be comforting to have him as my personal MD.”

To watch the video, click here.

“Take ‘the Other’ to Lunch”

There’s an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. In this TED Talk, Elizabeth  Lesser shares a simple way to begin a real dialogue – by going to lunch with someone who doesn’t agree with you and asking them 3 questions. Awkwardly corny at points, but true.

“COVID-19 Compared to 6 Other Diseases” 

The only thing I’ve found that adds anything helpful to the conversation about COVID-19 immunity.