Mattias Desmet is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Belgium's Ghent University. He also holds a Masters degree in statistics. Prof. Desmet has been outspoken on the irrationality of societal responses to the pandemic since its early days and formulated the psychological concept of 'mass formation' to explain that irrationality.

He has just written a book that is will be published in English later this year titled "The Psychology of Totalitarianism".

The Corona Committee was formed by four lawyers. It is conducting an evidence review of the Corona crisis and actions.