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Davey Smith / Doctor’s Advice

Medical professionals are trained to not panic, says physician Davey Smith (in fact it’s his favorite quote from the “Hitchhiker’s Guide”). Molly talks to him about controlling fear when treating patients with infectious diseases. 

Click above to listen to part 4 of Skeptic Check: Pandemic Fear, featuring Davey Smith, Virologist and Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at the University of California, San Diego.

Skeptic Check: Pandemic Fear:
Part 1: Peter Hall / Rational Action
Part 2: David DeSteno / Calibrating Our Fear
Part 3: Hand Washing Tutorial
Part 4: Davey Smith / Doctor’s Advice
Part 5: John Barry / Spanish Flu

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