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We've barely had a chance to process the COVID-19 pandemic that has up-ended every element of our live. So what happens to our minds when we're faced with a pandemic? Why do we panic buy and hoard items? How does fear of a virus turn into xenophobia and distrust of other people? Adrian Cheung talks to Dr. Steven Taylor, clinical psychologist from UBC and author of the book, "The Psychology of Pandemics," in which he presciently says that a pandemic is imminent.
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We've barely had a chance to process the COVID-19 pandemic that has up-ended every element of our live. So what happens to our minds when we're faced with a pandemic? Why do we panic buy and hoard items? How does fear of a virus turn into xenophobia and distrust of other people? Adrian Cheung talks to Dr. Steven Taylor, clinical psychologist from UBC and author of the book, "The Psychology of Pandemics," in which he presciently says that a pandemic is imminent.

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