
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


In this interview, I discuss how Coronavirus provides us with an example of decision making under uncertainty. Although it is a case of decision making under EXTREME uncertainty, a great deal of policy making, I'd say most, should be understood as essentially the same. It might be more 'normal' but what stands out is our ignorance. Certainly in the social sciences, we should never forget how profoundly ignorant we are.
By Nicholas GruenIn this interview, I discuss how Coronavirus provides us with an example of decision making under uncertainty. Although it is a case of decision making under EXTREME uncertainty, a great deal of policy making, I'd say most, should be understood as essentially the same. It might be more 'normal' but what stands out is our ignorance. Certainly in the social sciences, we should never forget how profoundly ignorant we are.

2,446 Listeners

103 Listeners

84 Listeners

124 Listeners

4,053 Listeners

305 Listeners

1,650 Listeners

576 Listeners

4 Listeners

1,086 Listeners

358 Listeners

3 Listeners

22 Listeners

3 Listeners

3 Listeners