I've enjoyed this conversation. I would argue that much of the forest can be missed by focusing on the trees. And that is a plausible explanation for why well meaning people can be mistaken for a villainous academia that inspires ill will among the general public. Naval gazing is a term that comes to mind. Truly glaring and obvious things can be missed and also explained away by a focus on the minutiae. <br><br>However both the broad and narrow view are worthwhile. I think covid is a bioweapon and functions as at  least a part of the global response to climate change. And I came away from this thinking that even such an integral player as Francis Collins may not be aware of that. <br><br>I wonder what the participants in the interview think about the question that points me in that direction. Would such an advanced technological civilization as ours truly be following the above the table path of simply doing nothing about climate change? Or if you apply the filter I suggested to covid does it check a lot of boxes?<br><br>Lots of admissions reduction in those college kids going to class on zoom that has no obvious explanation otherwise. I am still hearing absolutely zero people considering this idea that I don't think is born of any genius of mine.