Dylan Galos - "Epidemiology, Covid, BLM, and Yoga"

You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/premium.   Dylan Galos, epidemiologist and evaluator, friend of the show, talks with J about the current health crisis and the Black Lives Matter movement. They discuss the role of epidemiology, his background and areas of study, the science behind pandemics, data sets and policy recommendations, effectiveness of masks, impacts of social distance on mental health, the intersection of the shutdown and the BLM protests, a queer black man’s perspective on the movement for justice, and aspects of yoga that help people get through the uncertainty of this life. Resources: Dr. Michael Osterholm’s podcast on masks Video about herd immunity Video about why COVID-19 is so contagious Visualization about why COVID-19 is so contagious Article on models of COVID-19 contagion The End of Policing by Alex Vitale Article on white supremacist organizational culture