TEDMED Speaker Daniel Streicker provided some great insights about bats and pandemics in his 2018 Talk “What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics” and TEDMED blog post. Learn about this Animal-Borne Disease Detective’s perspective on COVID-19 in our Q & A below. TEDMED: What do we know about the origin of COVID-19? Which … Continue reading "COVID-19 Q & A with Animal-Borne Disease Detective Daniel Streicker" The post COVID-19 Q & A with Animal-Borne Disease Detective Daniel Streicker appeared first on TEDMED Blog.

2020 TEDMED Speaker Anupam B. Jena shares the power of creative observations in his Talk “The profound difference between seeing and looking.” In response to his Talk and his segment on TED Radio Hour, TEDMED spoke with Anupam about observing the changing world during COVID-19. TEDMED: Given the rise of COVID-19, what questions that are … Continue reading "Q & A with Anupam B. Jena" The post Q & A with Anupam B. Jena appeared first on TEDMED Blog.

By Neal Batra, principal and Kulleni Gebreyes, M.D., principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP Last month, we led a discussion about the future of health at TEDMED 2020 in Boston (turns out this was the last in-person meeting any of us will attend for a while). We explained that we believe over the next 20 years, consumers—rather … Continue reading "The future of health didn’t seem so far away at TEDMED 2020" The post The future of health didn’t seem so far away at TEDMED 2020 appeared first on TEDMED Blog.

At TEDMED’s gathering in Boston, we had the opportunity to interview on stage the world’s top virologist, Peter Piot. In plain English, Peter provided solid scientific knowledge about COVID-19 and how to cope with it. Short answers, clear explanations. Based on that live interview here is a written Q & A supporting the responses to … Continue reading "Q&A with Peter Piot about COVID-19" The post Q&A with Peter Piot about COVID-19 appeared first on TEDMED Blog.

TEDMED Meetups, uniquely designed conversations, engage the entire TEDMED community to share their individual perspectives and voices to help improve humanity’s health. Read on to view some of the details of these captivating conversations taking place at TEDMED 2020. Meetup 1 Tuesday, March 3rd, 8:00 am- 8:45 am Climate and Culture, A Health Equity Conversation … Continue reading "TEDMED 2020 Meetups" The post TEDMED 2020 Meetups appeared first on TEDMED Blog.