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Same political wavelength most of the time both say theyre not ruling out that we may see still more severe restrictions imposed in germany including even a lock down once again can you really in visit that happening here particularly given the Economic Impact it would have the chancellor said it must be avoided at all costs it should be avoided for a lot of reasons for economical reasons for social reasons as well because we sometimes tend to forget that a lot of people were locked away elderly people in care homes thats also a fact we think shouldnt forget. I actually dont know i hope its not going to be like weve had in germany like the situation weve had at the beginning of this pandemic but it is not a given fact that its not going to happen the chances are there that we still or might face another lock down near the chancellor has also been saying that she absolutely wants to keep schools open but its very important not to sacrifice the educational wellbeing and social well being
W. I should say im actually trained as a lawyer originally. Ive been at m. I. T. For more than 20 years. And ive alwaysorked with an Extraordinary Group of computer scientists. My research in all that time has always been in the Computer Science literature. But what im really most interested in is number one, how do help policymakers to make good decisions about Technology Policy and so that involves understanding the details of how cputer systems and Network Systems work. And probably more importantly, im really interested in how to evolve our Computing Technology so its more responsive to Public Policy needs. And ive been able to do that because ive worked with and continue to work with an Extraordinary Group of computer scientists and other researchers at m. I. T. And around the world. Can you give one example of how youve influenced policy . Well, people are probably well aware as an example that theres a big debate about the use of encryption technology. We need encryption to prot
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Europes cities out of control. Not much. And it is a pleasure to introduce our guests starting with martin meier he works as a science editor for the german radio broadcaster george folk and he believes despite scientific progress the pandemic will prevail therefore we will have to get along with further restrictions. And its a pleasure to introduce reshad freberg he works as a science editor for the berlin daily tug and he says we are only at the beginning of the cold and indoor season and there is a real danger of things getting out of hand in some places. And im pleased to welcome our colleague mira because shes a science reporter and at. Theyre here ad d. W. And shes convinced me ego isnt wont get us through the pandemic. So let me ask you martin. The pandemic will prevail as you said in your Opening Statement sounds pretty ominous we have worldwide nearly 40000000 cases now 800000 new infections per day here in europe how worried should we be i think we should be worried i think t