Mathematics, Medicine, and the Stories In Between

We often have the evidence to prevent harm long before we actually do something about it, and that delay costs lives. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we sit down with a physician and mathematician whose career spans early machine learning research in the 1980s, landmark hypertension trials, and over 150 data monitoring committees. Dr. Davis reflects on the experiences that shaped his thinking and how resistance to change repeats throughout history.References for Our Discussion◼️[NEW BOOK] The Preventioneers: Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries That Changed Our World◼️An Ounce of Prevention: A Substack by Barry R. Davis Host◼️ Purva Mehta, BMSc, MScProducer◼️Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®Production Notes◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music RoomLeave Us Some FeedbackIf you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to subscribe and leave us a rating on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and spread the word to your friends to help us get discovered by more people. You can also interact directly with the podcast episodes on Spotify using the new “comment” feature! We’d love to hear what you think.Send us a Text Message to let us know what you think.We're giving away a copy of Dr. Barry Davis' new book, "The Preventioneers: Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries That Changed Our World" To enter, just send an email to [email protected] with "book giveaway" in the subject line. Entries from the U.S. or Canada only. Contest closes on July 15th, and we'll reach out to the winner on July 17th. Full details are in the show notes. Good luck.