Fareed Zakaria: The limits of science in a fast-moving situation

CNN's Fareed Zakaria gives his take on what it means to "follow the science" when that knowledge is rapidly evolving due to the novel nature of Covid-19.
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  1. Disinformation campaigns of Russia and China and anti-vaxxers and fantasy militias get gifts daily from White House. America no longer a guiding light. Can we re-ignite our spirit?

    1. šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øLand of the FreešŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øGreat American Spirit…Live Long + Free AmericašŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

    2. Go watch a libtard rally. They hate America and want to see it fail. All vulgar signs spitting hate.
      Then take note of right wing rallies where they wave American flags and not burn them.

    3. @cj p Well if you want to watch a bunch of white people that hold the same racial biases as you, go to FAUX. lol
      Just remember though. FAUX will peddle what you want to hear. But their HQ remains in big blue N.Y. because they don’t want to live in a red state.

    1. Dear Peter, they have to say everything trice because of hard understanding people, like you know who.

    2. So let’s waste millions of tests on people that are pretty certain they are not infected. On top of the fact you could get infected a week after your test. Also there is no way we could possibly test enough people before watching our economy die hiding in a box.
      But you freaks just parrot what yv tells you and never think outside if that.

    1. @Juandisimo lol when you look at density of cities vs density of land mass its irrelevant. because youre not constantly in contact with what many more people have been touching. good example is nyc subway vs italian public transport. nothing in italy comes remotely close to the same traffic in a day.

    1. @gota toka
      Ah hahahaha. Known him since the 70’s when everyone BUT HIM was doing drugs. Clintons Odonnel Madonna Deniro moore pelosi schiff those are your druggies. Seriously the man is drug alcohol and tobacco free for life. Now Obama.. Well.. He did it all. Smoked crack with male prostitues giving him head in the back seat of hos car in Chicago. But you dems are fine with Democrat evil lol. Hypocrite Communists..

    2. @Hermes75 Exactly! That’s my point too…that is why it’s so important to elect the right candidates/people…not only voting by impulse, bitterness, hatred…

    3. @Sheik Yo Booty go look a Hillary’s donors In 2016 you moron. Where do you think her 1.2 billion dollar campaign came from?

  2. Many people make the mistake of thinking that science is a monolithic entity. Science is actually a methodology.

    1. @Jaak Savat I’m sure we can rely on scientists to come up with a vaccine. Problem is, if we rely on the usual scientific methodology of prolonged trials and testing it will be at least two years away.

    2. Politics seem to also be a methodology. The method involves lying and fake news like CNN.

    1. … as deep as any ocean, as sweet as any harmony…she blinded me with science! šŸŽ¶

    2. Libtards pretend to love science but hate facts.
      Lets try an experiment?
      How many russian propegated lies can you libtards name that hurt Hillary’s campaign?

      Keep in mind you claim this rigged the 2016 election.

    1. Mulinaster just because you start calling your pig a pet doesnā€™t make it any less a pig .

    2. Mulinaster youā€™re proof that boys that take female hormones not only affects the body but the mind.

    3. The šŸŒ knows Isis wants to have a Dooms Day ā³ but will the šŸŒ let that happen or are they gonna sit around & let it hapoen? Seems to me the šŸŒ can careless or else these fawkers would be off the streets already!

  3. Based on the scientific information available at that time and revised accordingly as new information got available.

    Non stem majors have no idea?

    1. no one wanted to invest in prevention of pandemic and now you cry science is bad…
      like sending a solider with 0 training to battle and complaining when he dies…

      you were warned decades after decades and you decided to invest in guns instead
      here you go now

    1. @American Pie the white christian south was the land of slaves, the white christian south is the land of the KKK,

    2. @cj p Not at all. You’re entitled to your opinion… the same as I am. Heal the divide? Where have you been for the last 3 1/2 years. With all the criminal, moral, and ethical crimes this president , and his administration have committed, what is there to say other than republicans prefer being in the wrong. I don’t bother trying to convince any trump supporter of anything because their ignorance and blindness to facts be damned. 2020 is a great time to heal the divide in November by voting out every republican that is up for re-election …period! You have a great night cj p, and stay safe.

    3. @American Pie Sure, I guess when you live in the past that is true…55 years ago! The republican party currently, see how we can can discuss the relevant facts of the here and now, is the party of david duke and donald trump and yes…even you Pie. Face the facts, your party is old, white, and racist and dying every day. I suppose that’s what bothers you doesn’t it…being “overtaken” by the others. Keep living in the past Pie because your future has already been sealed!

    4. @Brian Boushele
      The party of david duke is evil. Not a rep pr dem. Pure evil. BTW Dukes father a kkk prince was a Democrat as was his grandfather. See how we can bring the truth into the future as relevant today as it was 50 years ago only they dont wear the white hoodies in the Democrat Communist Party now they wear white dresses and pantsuits and the femenists are now leading the kkk party. Watch the past two Presidential State of the Unions… Just sayin

    5. @Colin Cleveland
      Collin.. Irish/english.. Wanker UK. What are you , Brit , doing in Americas business again ! We kicked your kings azz and army to the curb a couple centuries ago. Need a refresher..

  4. “There are still an unbelievable number of unknowns” !!!! Wear your mask and ride your bicycle!!

    1. Or as Trump would advise: “Ride your mask and wear your bicycle”. And Fox News will laud his wisdom.

    1. The first time I heard the term pandemic was in the 1960 movie Last man on Earth with Vincent Price.
      Mathesons book was remade as Omega Man with Charlton Heston in 72, then I am Legend with Will Smith in 2010.
      I’ve been a prepper survivalist since age 5.

    2. @DOUGLAS HOTCHKISS Let’s agree to disagree, cause you are a moron. You cannot “prep” for what is coming as long as so many are as lost as you are. Not gonna happen!

    3. Katherine Uribe Fareed saying that lockdowns in cities with a large concentration of population is effective but not in states like Florida is against the CNN narrative. I hope he doesn’t get fired.

    1. Blinded Bye Science….though it doesnt matter…No One Will belive the Truth anyway!..(2008) screwed then, screwed now!
      One of these times you’ll atleast be Kissed!

    2. @Maria G. – Physicians may not be scientists, but they’re pretty close. In fact they’re close than the average Republican dolt.

  5. Why do young people do better with the disease šŸ¤„ not everyone does buddy relax.

  6. Florida does not test people AFTER death, so you have zero idea of how many covid-related deaths there have been.

    1. Florida has a handle and then inside the pot is just one giant stew of stupid stirring around.

    2. “Florida does not test people AFTER death, so you have zero idea of how many covid-related deaths there have been.”
      not really. its not that hard to figure out. its all the extra deaths. all of em, plus a little… but thats not important, really.
      you just compare all the deaths from the first four months of 2019 to the number of deaths so far in 2020.
      the difference is the covid. plus a little, because of the quarantine. (deaths in car crashes are way down, for example. there are fewer deaths when nobody goes outside.)

    3. @Flashy Paws yep. Worst case is a good guide. Your in shutdown so less accidents etc.

    1. Is he? Have you noticed that all the people in the videos from Korea since he went missing are wearing face masks? If there’s no virus there why should they wear face masks. The only one currently not wearing a face mask is the person reported to be Kim but his face, stature and mannerisms seem off to me. Could Kim have died of Corona Virus and a body double now is acting while his sister is actually running the government? Or did he survive and the difference in his looks is because he has been sick?

  7. Very true, ahh feels good to know that theres still true anchors looking at all sides of the coin

  8. ā€œFor a small amount of perspective at this moment, imagine you were born in 1900. When you are 14, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday with 22 million people killed. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until you are 20. Fifty million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million. When you’re 29, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, global GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 33. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy. When you turn 39, World War II starts. You arenā€™t even over the hill yet. When you’re 41, the United States is fully pulled into WWII. Between your 39th and 45th birthday, 75 million people perish in the war and the Holocaust kills six million. At 52, the Korean War starts and five million perish. At 64 the Vietnam War begins, and it doesnā€™t end for many years. Four million people die in that conflict. Approaching your 62nd birthday you have the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, could well have ended. Great leaders prevented that from happening. As you turn 75, the Vietnam War finally ends. Think of everyone on the planet born in 1900. How do you survive all of that? A kid in 1985 didnā€™t think their 85 year old grandparent understood how hard school was. Yet those grandparents (and now great grandparents) survived through everything listed above.
    Perspective is an amazing art. Letā€™s try and keep things in perspective. Letā€™s be smart, help each other out, and we will get through all of this.ā€ In the history of the world, there has never been a storm that lasted. This too, shall pass.

    1. There’s no doubt we’ll get through this but we don’t know what this is yet. Relying on history as a guide, following the first wave of the Spanish flu and the end of WWI, parades were held to celebrate and the double victory and quarantines were lifted and within weeks the hospitals and graveyards began filling up again.

    2. This is an inspirational speech. It also ties in nicely to the concept that every silver hair, or empty follicle, every line, wrinkle or crease on a human head is a history lesson.
      From a young whippersnapper raccoon perspective.

    3. @Anonymous Raccoon Your answer in the third Person…Coo Koo!!! …lol….Is that you Jeff Bezos ??.

    4. @Mike H Lol, no, you funny bigot. We have Disassociation Identity Disorder. We have 13 alters. If what we are saying has majority consensus, we use “we”.
      If, however, something was said that doesnt have majority, “I” may be used.

      For example?
      I’ma point out your meatsack bigotry as indicative of humanity as a whole, and I’m rooting for Covid-19.
      and
      We think that is an incredibly crass thing to say, and we truly hope you take it as the example it was.

    5. Very well said my friend. This comment deserves a YouTube nomination for greatest comment of the year.

  9. ” We need leaders to take responsibility” That’s where you lost me. If it’s already coming from the top, the guy will never acknowledge his own mistakes for downplaying the situation from January to mid March, while making all about himself saying his done a great job with almost 70,000 deaths. Nah, nah.

    1. ” I have total authority ” nut nut nut ” I have no responsible ” . “Unfit for the position. Moron.”Who s said those?

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