On the eve of the Coronavirus Act 2020’s likely renewal in Parliament, I meet neurologist Professor Karl Friston who argues that decisions around lifting lockdown restrictions should be data-led, not date-led.
Professor Friston is a member of Independent SAGE, the group of scientists providing the Government with independent advice including the recommendation that Covid-19 decision-making be decentralised and local authorities given greater control.
As part of Indie SAGE, he has special responsibility for modelling but is better known for his work as a globally-acclaimed theoretical neurologist responsible for inventing an international standard for analysing brain imaging data.
I’ll be asking him how his background in neurology has led him to his current role with Indie SAGE and exploring exactly which data he believes the Government should be using for its roadmap out of lockdown.
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