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Dr. Nicholas Christakis: COVID upended everyday life. What’s stuck around 5 years after lockdown?
In this recent podcast, Dr. Nicholas Christakis, a social scientist and physician at Yale University, said looking at history is imperative to understanding where the world stands now after the coronavirus pandemic.
“Plagues are not new to our species; they’re just new to us,” Christakis said. “Ultimately I think we’re going to return mostly to baseline, because what happens with plagues is that there is a kind of regime of public forgetting and private remembrance. Each of us remembers our plague experience, but the country as a whole kind of wants to forget and put it behind us. And we’re already beginning to see that.”
Dr. Nicholas Christakis is a dynamic and insightful healthcare keynote speaker who bridges the worlds of medicine, social science, and history to provide a deeper understanding of public health crises and their lasting effects. His expertise allows him to contextualize modern challenges, like the coronavirus pandemic, within historical patterns, helping audiences make sense of the present and prepare for the future.
His discussion on the aftermath of COVID-19 highlights his ability to analyze societal responses, behavioral shifts, and the tension between personal experiences and collective memory, offering a thought-provoking perspective on how communities move forward after global health events. By combining data-driven research with human-centered storytelling, Christakis engages audiences with compelling insights on resilience, policy, and the long-term impact of pandemics.
Christakis brings evidence-based, forward-thinking strategies to discussions on public health, leadership, and crisis response. His ability to break down complex ideas and reveal their real-world implications makes him an invaluable speaker for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and organizations navigating a post-pandemic world.
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