PANDA Casts
Videos
The Gates to Sanity and Democracy
“We are all in this together”. But what if this crisis has been hijacked by those with vested financial interests, with the aid of conflicted media? What if some people are actually having a really good pandemic and are profiting from the suffering?
Let Freedom Reign
Let freedom reign.
The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement!
~ Nelson Mandela
The Ugly Truth About The Covid-19 Lockdowns
PANDA’s co-founder, Nick Hudson, was the keynote speaker at the March 2020 inaugural BizNews Investment Conference in South Africa. His talk negates the fear and gives clear reasons why the only thing to fear is fear itself in the story of the Covid-19 pandemic response.
PANDA Predictions: What We Got Right and Wrong
Peter Castleden and Piet Streicher of PANDA unpack the modelling and predictions that PANDA made in 2020 with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. This retrospective look at what PANDA got right and wrong in the predictions also provides insight into how the models are made.
The Spirit of Science | Jay Bhattacharya
Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Economics and Medicine at Stanford University, in conversation with Nick Hudson.
The Spirit of Science | Clare Craig
PANDA’s Dr Clare Craig from the UK in conversation with Nick Hudson.
Clare is a diagnostic pathologist who has looked into the UK’s Covid testing strategy in great detail. In her own words she is a lover of data, digital pathology and AI, sceptical but optimistic.
Covid & Kids – a talk by PANDA’s Peter Castleden
PANDA Peter Castleden was invited to speak about the risks Covid poses to our kids weighed up against the implications of lockdown and the measures imposed.
Peter talked to a group of concerned teachers and parents from Cape Town, unpacking some of the evidence around the risk of Covid to children, masks on kids and potential for the virus spread.
Navigating the Covid Live Data Feed | Global
PANDA’s Covid-19 Live Data Feed contains a wealth of global Covid-19 data. Ian McGorian takes the viewer through all the functions in detail.
How to use the Covid Live Feed | South Africa
The PANDA website hosts a comprehensive Covid-19 live data feed. This is a short tutorial by Ian McGorian, who created the dashboard, demonstrating how to get the most out of it with a specific focus on South Africa.
Tea with a Scientist | Sucharit Bhakdi
PANDA’s Heike Brunner hosts a virtual tea-party and a deep conversation with Professor Sucharit Bhakdi from PANDA’s Scientific Advisory Council.
Immunology (6:01), The Whole Secret to Thinking (13:15), Covid-19 Vaccine (19:30), pre-symptomatic transmission (23:15) , masking healthy children (27:00).
Podcasts
PandaCast | The Docs Discuss
Nick Hudson speaks to doctors Jonathan Witt and David Carman about the medical response to Covid-19 and what it’s like in the hospitals.
PandaCast | Law for the Layperson
PANDA’s lawyer, Shayne Krige, in discussion with Ian McGorian and Nick Hudson about the division of power in South Africa and the laws used to implement and extend the lockdown.
PandaCast | Gompertz Curves & D-Models
A technical discussion of Gompertz Curves & D-Models between PANDAs Nick Hudson, Piet Streicher and Miguel Lacerda. One for the data-heads!
PandaCast | The PPE of Covid-19
A conversation between Nick Hudson, Russell Lamberti and Peter Castleden about the Politics, Philosophy and Economics at play during the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa.