March 19, 202011 min read, 2263 words
Published: March 19, 2020 | 11 min read, 2263 words
he doesn’t have a crystal ball. But 14 years ago, Brilliant, the epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox, and described what the next pandemic would look like. At the time, it sounded almost too horrible to take seriously. “A billion people would get sick," he said. “As many...
No article scores yet.
There are no critic or public scores for this article yet.
Well Sourced2
critic score
25 reviews
public score
55 reviews
critic score
1 reviews
public score
2 reviews
CRITIC REVIEWS
Biased
March 30, 2020
This is a puff-piece, written by the interviewee's friends (at Wired) to ensure future speaking engagements for him. NOBODY can even guess what is going to happen regarding covid19 at this point.
March 30, 2020
PUBLIC REVIEWS
Well Sourced
March 27, 2020
expert advice from a proven expert.
March 27, 2020
Well Sourced
March 27, 2020
The interview seems a bit glib about this crisis but not only does Mr. Brilliant offer his expertise, he also reminds us of the values and policy approaches that drive his expertise.
Sadly, his efforts at being heard about policy seem to have fallen short, and I would've loved some introspection about the reasons, which are still challenges we face today.
But all in all, very solid.
March 27, 2020