National Geographic Explorer & Population Geneticist Spencer Wells on Coronavirus

The Vance Crowe Podcast

"This is not only a financial downturn as big as the great depression... this not a pandemic as lethal as the flu pandemic... the only thing that rivals [Coronavirus] is the Black Plague, in the 17th Century"

National Geographic Explorer in Residence and world renown population geneticist Spencer Wells joined Vance Crowe from his hideout in Indonesia where he has decided to wait out Coronavirus. We discuss if blood types matter, how past civilizations faced pandemics, when to lift the quarantine and what will happen if hunger spreads as a result of the disease (or the cure).

During this jarring discussion, I made personal decisions about preparing for the future- I am now expecting 18+ months of nothing as normal. To follow Spencer check out his blog: https://medium.com/@spwells/the-moyo-diaries-1-d14c0cd10aab

Spencer Wells on Twitter: https://twitter.com/spwells

We discussed scientific thinkers and people worth following during the pandemic.

https://twitter.com/primalpoly
https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein
https://twitter.com/Plinz
https://twitter.com/carlzimmer
https://twitter.com/nntaleb

@VanceCrowe

This is the 30th interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society will have the rules re-written when we come out of this global pandemic and it is important to hear how various individuals and industries are handling themselves amidst the crisis.

This series seeks to reveal many perspectives that will otherwise be ignored by both mainstream media and you might not see on your social media channels.