The Pandemic as a Gray Rhino Event, With Michele Wucker, 25 March 2020 by populyst published on 2020-03-26T00:01:36Z Sami J. Karam speaks to best-selling author Michele Wucker about her 2016 book The Gray Rhino and how its method and lessons apply to the coronavirus pandemic. Topics include: 0:00 Introduction of Michele Wucker 1:05 When will we be able to travel to Asia or Europe again? 3:10 Explaining the concept and examples of Gray Rhino events 9:00 Various reactions to the spread of the pandemic 15:50 Was the virus predictable? 19:20 Why should we have been readier for the virus when it is so rare? 22:00 Why we ignore what is "over there". Did it start "over there" or over here? 25:35 How could we have prepared for the pandemic? 31:00 The current catch-22: deaths by virus vs. deaths of despair 44:10 Stages of a Gray Rhino event applied to the pandemic 50:10 What other Gray Rhino events do you worry about? A triad of Gray Rhinos 55:45 How alarmists help avert deep crises 59:40 Conclusion Genre Business
