Neil Ferguson—was he right all along? or is he a real life Pinocchio?

Hint: check his nose for growth...

This occurred to me overnight

I woke up this morning and the name Neil Ferguson was on my mind. My first thought was “ah yes, I remember him, where is he now?”

An internet search revealed Prof Neil Ferguson discusses COVID-19 modelling and analysis at 2022 Bragg Lecture.

The account of his masterclass was dated 24 March 2022. This is the introduction:

Professor Neil Ferguson, whose mathematical modelling helped to inform the UK government during the COVID-19 crisis, was the guest speaker at the 2022 annual Bragg Lecture hosted by The University of Manchester. 

He revealed how evidence-based science played its role in informing policymakers as they responded to the pandemic that impacted the world early in 2020. 

The leading epidemiologist, of Imperial College London, whose research aims to improve understanding of the epidemiological factors and population processes shaping infectious disease spread, addressed a packed audience at the Rutherford lecture theatre in the University's Schuster…