Apparently Zoom burnout has become a recognised condition. It\u2019s a bit like what the virus is doing to us all, flattening, numbing, draining, insolating…stupefying? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The British actress\/comedienne, Diane Morgan got it exactly right, I think. As her TV persona, Philomena Cunk, she is a brilliantly open-faced interviewer of experts <\/em>— she always uses the term — of all kinds. She gives us short, sweet \u201cMoments of Wonder\u201d (https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/scottybryan\/philomena-cunk-diane-morgan-moments-of-wonder<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the depths of lockdown, Cunk set out to learn about a potential vaccine against Coronavirus. But, as she says at the beginning, \u201cI had to do it on a computer, so it sounds a bit shit\u201d. The \u201ccomputer\u201d is prominent, right from the beginning…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cunk.\u00a0\u00a0Who are you and what do you do? <\/p> Pollard: I\u2019m Professor Andrew Pollard, Head of the Oxford Vaccine Group <\/p> Cunk: You sound like an expert.\u00a0\u00a0What\u2019s your background? Pollard:\u00a0\u00a0My background is in developing and evaluating vaccines, but I also work in the infectious diseases of children, so I\u2019ve learned a bit about the viruses that affect children over the last 25 years.\u00a0<\/p> Cunk: No, I meant \u2018what\u2019s behind you?\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0Is that your office or your living room?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n …to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cunk: how do you leave? <\/p> Pollard: I think you click \u201cleave\u201d and then you leave. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n