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Coronapod: Ivermectin, what the science says
Ivermectin is a cheap, widely available, anti-parasitic drug that has been proposed by many as a possible treatment for COVID-19. Dozens of trials ha…
5 years, 1 month ago
Flood risk rises as people surge into vulnerable regions
Satellite imaging has shown population increases are 10x higher in flood prone areas than previously thought, and a new way to introduce fairness int…
5 years, 2 months ago
Has the world’s oldest known animal been discovered?
Researchers debate whether an ancient fossil is the oldest animal yet discovered, and a new way to eavesdrop on glaciers.
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01:04 Early…
5 years, 2 months ago
Audio long-read: How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and other carbs
Archaeological evidence shows that ancient people ate carbs, long before domesticated crops.
While the idea that early humans subsisted mainly on mea…
5 years, 2 months ago
Coronapod: the latest on COVID and sporting events
Early in 2021 the United Kingdom, along with several other countries, allowed mass gatherings as part of a series of controlled studies aimed at bett…
5 years, 2 months ago
How the US is rebooting gun violence research
Funding for gun violence research in the US returns after a 20-year federal hiatus, and the glass sponges that can manipulate ocean currents.
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5 years, 2 months ago
Coronapod: Does England's COVID strategy risk breeding deadly variants?
The UK government has announced that virtually all COVID restrictions will be removed in England on Monday 18th July. This will do away with social d…
5 years, 2 months ago
How deadly heat waves expose historic racism
Why heat waves disproportionately impact minorities in US cities, and the researcher that critiqued his whole career on Twitter.
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00:45…
5 years, 2 months ago
Coronapod: Will COVID become a disease of the young?
For much of the pandemic, the greatest burden of disease has been felt by older generations. But now, for the first time, vaccine roll outs are start…
5 years, 2 months ago
Food shocks and how to avoid them
Addressing the problem of sudden food scarcity in US cities, and the up-and-coming field of computational social science.
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00:45 Food …
5 years, 2 months ago