Crypto Hacks for Coronavirus with Balaji Srinivasan
summary
Warned early on Twitter that COVID could be a once‑in‑a‑century pandemic and pushed concrete fixes: restructure FDA approval by allowing interstate compacts as alternative approval pathways, tell most staff their jobs stay the same and let staff work from home, and accept existing non‑FDA pathways like right‑to‑try. Advocates pragmatic, decentralized contact tracing but acknowledges fast centralized options and existing NSA location surveillance. Highlights diagnostic potential of wearables — Oura ring study with UCSF, Fitbit/Apple Watch with Scripps — and the idea of scaling to ~300 million devices.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:37When did you first realize Coronavirus was a threat
- 2:10What changes would you make to the FDA
- 4:20Contact tracing
- 5:50Best ideas
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