The internet has a crush on Dr. Fauci
From fan pages to food pics, Dr. Anthony Fauci is everywhere. The Verge’s Makena Kelly explains the person behind the meme. Featuring @kellymakena @FauciFan Links to resources discussed: Makena’s A...
12 Apr 202028min
Will your favorite restaurant survive?
Why the pandemic is exposing the complicated relationship between delivery apps and restaurants and how a restaurateur and app developer is helping keep his industry alive. Featuring Caleb Pershan ( ...
9 Apr 202021min
Your phone knows if you're staying at home
And it is telling the government. The Verge's Casey Newton explains how location data is helping fight coronavirus, and why even privacy advocates don't think that's such a bad thing. Featuring Casey...
7 Apr 202021min
The two types of tests we need to end this
How testing technology will help end the spread of covid-19. Featuring Una Osato (@thisisuna) Umair Irfan (@umairfan) Links How Covid-19 immunity testing can help people get back to work FDA autho...
5 Apr 202027min
The race to make more ventilators
Why life-saving ventilators for Covid-19 patients are in short supply, and how people like Dr. Richard Boyer are trying to fix that. Featuring @SaraMorrison Links to resources discussed: Trump isn't...
2 Apr 202025min
There’s no social distancing in Animal Crossing
Nintendo’s new game New Horizons has become a place to escape the reality of a global pandemic, gather with friends online - and even get married. Featuring Allegra Frank (@legsfrank) Sharmin Asha & ...
31 Mar 202022min
Airborne, explained
What do we mean when we say “airborne?”; plus, the most important unanswered questions about how coronavirus is transmitted. FEATURING Roxanne Khamsi @rkhamsi Brian Resnick @B_resnick LINKS They Say...
29 Mar 202027min
What this coronavirus does to your body
Why does it spread so easily? And could it mutate into something worse? The Atlantic's Ed Yong explains the science so far. Featuring @edyong209 Links to resources discussed: vox.com/coronavirus ...
26 Mar 202022min
