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Back to SearchCoronavirus: Labs Go Dark
Season 8 Episode 17
Life is on pause for many of us right now. But scientists don’t want to stop! Researchers have had to figure out how to keep experiments going and ke…
6 years, 1 month ago
Coronavirus: Sweden Goes Rogue
Season 8 Episode 16
While a lot of countries have put in strict measures, like lockdowns, to stop the coronavirus, there’s been a conspicuous outlier: Sweden. The countr…
6 years, 1 month ago
Coronavirus: The Mask Wars
Season 8 Episode 15
When the pandemic started, we were told not to bother with masks. But now it looks like experts have done a 180 here, and a lot of us are being told …
6 years, 1 month ago
Coronavirus: Pregnant in a Pandemic
Season 8 Episode 14
How bad is the coronavirus for pregnant people and babies? Producer Meryl Horn is digging into this question for today’s episode. And it’s personal, …
6 years, 1 month ago
Coronavirus: How Many Silent Spreaders Are There?
Season 8 Episode 13
We’re learning that people can spread the virus when they don’t have symptoms. But how often does that actually happen? We talk to Mark Jorgensen, cl…
6 years, 2 months ago
Coronavirus: Was It Made In a Lab?
Season 8 Episode 12
Since the outbreak started, we’ve been hearing that this coronavirus came from bats before jumping to humans. But recently, claims that the virus esc…
6 years, 2 months ago
Working Out From Home — in 7 Minutes? [Rebroadcast]
Season 8 Episode 12
Social distancing has made it harder for a lot of us to get exercise. So we’re revisiting our episode on the seven-minute workout. Can this bite-size…
6 years, 2 months ago
Coronavirus: Can You Get It Twice?
Season 8 Episode 11
We’re hearing stories of people getting this coronavirus, recovering, and then getting it again. So what’s going on: Does getting this virus give you…
6 years, 2 months ago
Coronavirus: When Will It End?
Season 8 Episode 10
In the U.S. we've been social distancing for a few weeks now, and the question on everyone’s mind is: When can we go back to “normal”? And what’s hap…
6 years, 2 months ago
Coronavirus: Should I Disinfect EVERYTHING?
Season 8 Episode 9
There are reports that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for days. So how careful should we be about cleaning the stuff we touch? And do we nee…
6 years, 2 months ago