Alistair Haimes - on being a lockdown sceptic.

Freethinking with Laura Dodsworth

Welcome to my first Freethinking podcast episode with Alistair Haimes! Alistair has been analysing and sharing Covid-19 graphs and information to the delight of discerning data lovers throughout lockdown.

Alistair has worked in finance since 1997 and has run a private asset management company since 2003. Being successful in investment relies on accuracy, numeracy and delivering results, and his analysis of the data has offered a fascinating counterpoint to the Downing Street briefings. We discussed Covid-19 data and media coverage from the early days till now, and how his interpretation of the data has made him a lockdown sceptic.

I hope you enjoy the episode, but I also encourage you to follow Alistair for more data and insight.

Find Alistair on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlistairHaimes .

A collection of graphs and data created by Alistair: https://twitter.com/AlistairHaimes/status/1275369958382481410?s=20

. Articles by Alistair on Covid-19: https://thecritic.co.uk/author/alistair-haimes/ .

https://hectordrummond.com/2020/05/09/alistair-haimes-the-virus-that-turned-up-late/ .

His freethinking recommendations: "Think Like a Freak” by the authors of “Freakonomics”, Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner. But I’d also like to recommend something active, which is for people to start taking part in GJOPEN super forecasting.