Gil Axelrod oral history interview

Gil Axelrod oral history interview

Myronovych, Angela S.

Axelrod, Gil

Gil Axelrod was a student at Drexel University and a member of Drexel's chess team at the time of the pandemic. This interview begins with Gil Axelrod describing how COVID-19 disrupted summer plans, work, and an intended trip to Israel. This interview discusses how Israel handled the pandemic, regarding quarantine and health safety precautions. Gil Axelrod shares thoughts on online instruction and describes some of its downfalls. This interview describes when Gil Axelrod realized that COVID-19 was more serious than previously thought and reflects on news coverage during the pandemic and its influence. This interview shares thoughts on COVID-19's impact on politics and discusses conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 and the economy. This interview also discusses simulation theory and how it helped Gil Axelrod stop overthinking. This interview discusses the potential of a COVID-19 vaccine and how winter and flu season could impact the spread of the virus. Gil Axelrod also discusses hesitations about vaccines.

This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.

COVID-19 seminar oral history interviews (Collection MC.00.100), Drexel University Archives

COVID-19 (Disease)

College students

Web-based instruction

Philosophy of mind

Conspiracy theories

COVID-19 (Disease)--Israel

COVID-19 (Disease)--Vaccination

Listen to the audio recording of this interview and read a raw transcript in Drexel University's digital repository.

interviews

Summer 2020

English

30:36 minutes

Myronovych, Angela S.

Axelrod, Gil