Can smart technology help us end a pandemic and restart the economy?
In short: As COVID-19 spreads, the world faces simultaneous public health and economic crises. Political theorist Danielle Allen explores how scaling up "smart testing" could provide an ethical, democratic way to manage both threats.
In this TED Connects conversation, Danielle Allen proposes using peer-to-peer software on mobile phones to track positive cases. This approach, termed "smart testing," aims to manage the public health emergency while creating a path to get back to work.
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