The Safest Way to Ride in a Car During the Pandemic
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English - February 05, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 869 ratingsEducation Science Astronomy news business interview comedy health science culture entrepreneurship politics leadership Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Learn about the safest way to ride in a car with someone during a pandemic; the science of the "home team advantage" and the surprising impact time zones can have on sports performance; and the failed COVID-19 vaccines you may not have heard about.
This is the safest way to ride in a car with someone during a pandemic by Kelsey Donk
Airflow modeling suggests driving with all windows down safest to prevent COVID-19 transmission. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/aaft-ams120420.phpRiding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoma-ria120320.phpMathai, V., Das, A., Bailey, J. A., & Breuer, K. (2020). Airflows inside passenger cars and implications for airborne disease transmission. Science advances, 7(1), eabe0166. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/11/30/sciadv.abe0166Sports performance on the road depends on your body's alignment with the time zone by Kelsey Donk
NBA “bubble” reveals the ultimate home court advantage, study finds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/ohs-nr120920.phpMcHill, A. W., & Chinoy, E. D. (2020). Utilizing the National Basketball Association’s COVID-19 restart “bubble” to uncover the impact of travel and circadian disruption on athletic performance. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78901-2Why are there no failed COVID-19 vaccines? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Pranav)
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.htmlBBC News. (2020, September 9). Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54082192Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to illness. (2020, October 13). STAT. https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/12/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-study-paused-due-to-unexplained-illness-in-participant/3 Covid-19 Trials Have Been Paused for Safety. That’s a Good Thing. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/health/covid-clinical-trials.htmlAustralia Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine That Produced H.I.V. False Positives. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/world/australia/uq-coronavirus-vaccine-false-positive.htmlAristos Georgiou. (2020, December 11). Why Australia’s Failed COVID Vaccine Is an Example of Science at Its “Best.” Newsweek; Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/australia-failed-covid-vaccine-hiv-science-best-1554131Office of the Commissioner. (2020). Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-covid-19Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY
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