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Flatten the Curve

20 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -

Brief interviews about how we as individuals and a society can mitigate the effect of the novel coronavirus.

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Episodes

Social Distancing Buys Time for a COVID-19 Treatment

April 17, 2020 21:48 - 9 minutes - 4.13 MB

Interviewed Dr. Thomas Russo, chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Should I Wipe Down Package Deliveries To Avoid Coronavirus?

April 16, 2020 19:19 - 7 minutes - 3.48 MB

Interviewed Dr. Peter Kasson at the University of Virginia. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Fight COVID-19 By Filling Out Your Census Form

April 15, 2020 06:32 - 7 minutes - 3.36 MB

Interviewed Jeanine Abrams McLean, vice president of Fair Count. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Wear Your Mask Correctly: Simple Tips from An Expert

April 13, 2020 22:35 - 7 minutes - 3.45 MB

Interviewed Sarah Krein, health researcher at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Social Distancing Is Working. Keep Doing It.

April 10, 2020 22:11 - 7 minutes - 3.65 MB

Interviewed Eric Lofgren, infectious disease epidemiologist at Washington State University. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

How The Coronavirus Could Change How We Look

April 10, 2020 00:17 - 7 minutes - 3.34 MB

Interviewed Kimberly Jenkins, consultant and professor of fashion studies at Ryerson University. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

End-of-Life Planning Makes Sense During COVID-19, Just in Case

April 08, 2020 22:52 - 7 minutes - 3.36 MB

Interviewed Dr. Silvia Perez Protto, medical director, End of Life Center at the Cleveland Clinic. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Changing Living Arrangements During Social Distancing

April 07, 2020 19:05 - 6 minutes - 3.01 MB

Interviewed Dr. John Swartzberg, professor of infectious diseases at University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Immunity from the Coronavirus and What the Recovered Can Do

April 06, 2020 19:06 - 9 minutes - 4.16 MB

Interviewed Dr. Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases and Chief Quality Officer at the University of Maryland UCH. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Stuck Inside? Here's What Makes A Good Game

April 02, 2020 22:26 - 6 minutes - 3.17 MB

Interviewed Greg Trefry, game designer at Gigantic Mechanic. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

How Are You Feeling?

April 01, 2020 23:44 - 8 minutes - 3.73 MB

Interviewed Lisa Butler, psychologist at the University at Buffalo. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Should I Wear a Mask?

March 31, 2020 20:21 - 8 minutes - 3.71 MB

Interviewed Dr. George Rutherford, epidemiologist at UCSF. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Don't Soap Up Your Produce to Avoid Coronavirus

March 30, 2020 23:37 - 6 minutes - 2.77 MB

Interviewed Don Schaffner, microbiologist and food safety expert at Rutgers University. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Let's Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Myths

March 27, 2020 20:46 - 8 minutes - 4.1 MB

Interviewed Siri Carpenter, cofounder and editor of The Open Notebook. Interviewed by Ben Bradford. Here's the World Health Organization's mythbusting page for COVID-19.

Paying Rent Amidst the Coronavirus

March 26, 2020 19:23 - 7 minutes - 3.45 MB

Interviewed Meghan Gordon at the East Bay Community Law Center. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

What's In the Bill!? (For Workers)

March 25, 2020 23:28 - 7 minutes - 3.28 MB

Interviewed Ioana Marinescu, public policy professor and labor economist at the University of Pennsylvania. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

How To Exercise Outdoors Safely - Rules Of the Road

March 24, 2020 22:03 - 7 minutes - 3.6 MB

Interviewed Dr. Dean Blumberg, UC Davis Children's Hospital. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

What Are the Ethics of Food Delivery During COVID-19?

March 23, 2020 22:07 - 6 minutes - 2.98 MB

Interview with Don Schaffner, microbiologist and food safety expert at Rutgers University. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Employee Rights in the Time of COVID-19

March 21, 2020 07:08 - 8 minutes - 3.76 MB

Interview with Lauren Vega, labor attorney at Ferraro Employment Law. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

Can Peer Pressure Help Fight the Coronavirus?

March 20, 2020 08:36 - 7 minutes - 3.45 MB

Conversation with Heather Zoller, professor of health communication at the University of Cincinnati. Interviewed by Ben Bradford.

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