{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 167: Viewing the World Through Panic-Tinted Glasses","description":"In times of crisis, humans develop a dangerous, asymmetric view of events. We readily see the damage the crisis causes, but we don\u2019t readily see the potential damage that proposed solutions can cause. And when information is uncertain, we tend to believe the worst about the crisis while tending to believe the best about proposed solutions. There is mounting evidence that this is playing out right now with the decision to shut down the economy in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http:\/\/www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words &amp;amp; Numbers at Patreon https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits How We Deal with Lockdowns  https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2020\/04\/15\/coronavirus-police-maryland-town-urge-residents-wear-pants\/5140750002\/ Ghosts  https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/article\/indonesia-ghosts-terrifying-coronavirus-lockdown-stay-home-9462511 Australia Trend https:\/\/www.sadanduseless.com\/bin-isolation-outing\/ Italian Toast https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagnificentItaly\/videos\/178130129869702 Llama Rentals https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/rent-goats-llamas-zoom-meetings Pet Skype Calls  https:\/\/www.themarysue.com\/the-new-york-times-is-wrong-about-pets-on-video-conferences\/ CO2 Supplies Diminishing  https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-ethanol-beer\/beer-may-lose-its-fizz-as-co2-supplies-go-flat-during-pandemic-idUSKBN2200G3 Foolishness of the Week Covid Scam  https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/nation-world\/do-not-click-the-link-police-warn-of-scam-covid-19-text-messages Topic of the Week Flu Index https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/about\/burden\/index.html United State Corona Cases  https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/cases-updates\/cases-in-us.html Santa Clara County Case Study https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2020.04.14.20062463v1 Boston\u2019s Homeless Testing  https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/commonhealth\/2020\/04\/14\/coronavirus-boston-homeless-testing Corona\u2019s Reach  https:\/\/spectator.us\/covid-antibody-test-german-town-shows-15-percent-infection-rate\/ Quarantined Cruise Ship  https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1099517\/japan-coronavirus-patients-diamond-princess\/ Economic Outcome  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/14\/us\/politics\/coronavirus-economy-recession-depression.html Intervention Cost Breakdowns  http:\/\/econ.ucsb.edu\/~tedb\/Courses\/UCSBpf\/readings\/interventions.pdf Cardiovascular Disease Spending https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3495132\/ Join the conversation Words &amp;amp; Numbers Backstage https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/130029457649243\/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesRHarrigan ","author_name":"Words &amp; Numbers","author_url":"http:\/\/wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14088707\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/70670132"}