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Just how to keep spirits up well to discover that im now joined my team there. Little psychologist at the department of psychiatry at the university of British Columbia prison taylor its great to see it thank you very much. Thanks so much for inviting me now your latest movie. Team out in. 1900 just raised 19. Find out any similarities that outbreaks. Shared around what. 90. The biggest difference is this is the 1st pandemic in the ear of social media and the internet. In that sense that news spreads rapidly throughout the globe almost instantly and the soldiers news service misinformation and rumors and conspiracy theories so although its seeing very similar phenomenon that we saw in previous pandemics for example panic buying and racism and things like that everything is just happening faster the growth of 19 because of the internet and social media now even mention some of the human behaviors. And and places. Rats. There is anticipatory anxiety that is people becoming very anxious b
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Todays conversation and to have this chance to speak with dr. Rice. I have to start on a personal note though because we are living in such a stressful time. How are you doing . How are you holding up . Where are you right now . Well, i am in california, and i am doing just fine. Like most, quote, knowledge workers, i am able to work from home. I did hear a funny line the other day, im not sure whether im working at home or living at work. But im finding this a time when i am actually pretty productive. Im able to do almost everything remotely. Im trying to keep up my exercise routine. Im practicing the piano so i can wrestle choppin to the ground. Ive just become director of the hoover institution. But frankly the time off the road, not on airplanes, allowed me to make a smooth transition. All in all, that plus keeping in touch with friends and family by zoom or by text, its really quite okay. Its quite okay. Well, condy rice, 2020 has been and i have to say first of all, it sounds li
Are you right now . Im in california doing just fine. I heard a funny line, not sure if im working at home or living at work. I am finding this a time when ive been pretty productive, able to do everything remotely. Tried to keep up my exercise routine, practicing the panel to i have been director of the Hoover Institution but the time off the road, not on airplanes allowed me to make us move transition. Ali and all, keeping in touch with friends and family by text, really quite okay. 2020, even though you are being modest about it. This is a year like no other, first and foremost the pandemic, and another 700 people lost their lives around the world, the bloated us economy, tens of millions of americans, many going hungry, protests for Racial Justice after the death of george floyd, wildfires right now across the western United States, deadly reminder of Climate Change and as we are here to discuss the interruption in education and questions about this falls election if we didnt need