The Octavian 2021 Book List

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Our picks for the books you need to read in 2022, featuring Fareed Zakaria, Dara Horn, BHL, Mario Vargas Llosa, and many others.

What to Do About Vaccine Hesitancy

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We spoke with Johns Hopkins professor Tara Kirk Sell about how to combat vaccine hesitancy and why government vaccine mandates could be a mistake.

Why We Have to Adapt to Climate Change

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Leading economist Matthew Kahn tells us why and how we can use incentives, tech, and revolutionary thinking to deal with the hotter future coming our way.

Will We Need COVID Booster Shots?

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We spoke with infectious disease expert Dr. Monica Gandhi of UCSF about the eventual need to power up previous vaccinations for COVID.

Do COVID Lockdowns Work?

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We asked a leading scholar and co-author of a study of pandemic data how effective lockdowns actually are.

How to Fight Vaccine Hesitancy

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As the government pauses Johnson and Johnson doses, we spoke with Johns Hopkins professor Tara Kirk Sell about why vaccines are safe and how to beat vaccine hesitancy.

Can a Cheap Drug Help Beat COVID?

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We spoke with Sumit Chanda about how a leprosy drug called clofazimine might be a secret weapon in our fight against the pandemic.