Special: COVID-19 Followup

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Special: COVID-19 Followup

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May 9, 2020

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A followup episode on COVID-19.Coronavirus antibody tests aren’t as accurate as they seem - QuartzThe False Hope of Antibody Tests - The AtlanticFood Safety and Coronavirus Disease 2019 - CDCMedical masks vs N95 respirators for preventing COVID‐19 in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trialsShadowpox Game

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May 9, 2020

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Science is useful, but its usefulness isn't always obvious. In this podcast we dive deep into scientific research to figure out how the science was done, what was discovered, and how you can use it to improve your life.

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10: Male faces, sex frequency, and organic beef: This week we learn about attractive male faces, sex frequency, and organic, grass fed, hormone free, non-gmo beef. by Useful Science
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16: Art museums, napping, and male and female brains: This week we learn about art museums, napping, and male and female brains. by Useful Science
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13: Online dating, marathon runners, and pizza: This week we learn about online dating, marathon runners, and pizza. by Useful Science
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12: Getting drunk, getting full, and attracting mosquitos: This week we learn about getting drunk on diet soda, getting full on imaginary food, and attracting mosquitos with your genes. by Useful Science
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7: Malleable intelligence, merit badges, and depressed roommates: This week we cover articles from the education section of our site. We learn about teaching children that intelligence is malleable, merit badges, and depressed roommates. We also have an interview with Derek Muller of Veritasium and Snatoms. by Useful Science
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0: Sleep paralysis, cool 13-year-olds, toxoplasmosis, and Wikipedia reliability: This week we learn about sleep paralysis, whether cool 13 year olds have already washed out by the age of 22, is your cat’s poop affecting your behavior, and how reliable is medical information on Wikipedia. by Useful Science
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2: Power posing, arguing with teenagers, and creative walking: This week we learn about how walking enhances creativity, power posing, and why arguing with your teenager may be a good idea. by Useful Science
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9: Adolescent brains, legal drinking ages, and antibacterial soap: This week we learn about adolescent brains, legal drinking ages, and antibacterial soap. by Useful Science
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5: Placebos: This week we're talking about placebos. We cover placebo clothing, placebo surgeries, and how placebos are getting stronger over time. by Useful Science
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19: Audio Quality: This week we're talking about expensive headphones and audio quality. by Useful Science
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1: Gift giving, vocal fry, and love: This week, all of our topics come from the persuasion section of our site. We learn about why people suck at giving gifts, all about vocal fry, and how to create love in an hour… in a lab at least. by Useful Science
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8: Misconceptions, math anxiety, and healthy personalities: This week we learn about the effect of old misconceptions on learning new concepts, painful math anxiety, and healthy personalities. by Useful Science
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11: Ambient noise, email checking frequency, and academic tracking: This week we learn about ambient noise for creative thinking, email checking frequency, and academic tracking, which is separating students into different classes or schools according to their academic ability. by Useful Science
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6: Fast food, 6-year-old justice, and HIV prevention: This week we learn about eating fast food after a workout, xenophobic 6 year olds, and HIV prevention. by Useful Science
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21: Sleep: This week we're talking about sleep. by Useful Science
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25: Smartphones: This week we're talking about smartphones, by Useful Science
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32: Office Fitness: This week we're talking about office fitness. by Useful Science
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18: Green spaces: This week we learn about the benefits and risks of urban green spaces. by Useful Science
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15: Getting out the vote, ADHD, and self-compassion by Useful Science
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Interview: Social impact, documentaries, VR, and empathy with Harmony Institute: Interview: Social impact, documentaries, VR, and empathy with Harmony Institute. by Useful Science
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Interview: Defending science in the classroom with Josh Rosenau: Guest Josh Rosenau, Programs and Policy Director of the National Center for Science Education, talks about the mission of the NCSE and the history of attacks against evolution and climate science in public schools. by Useful Science
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24: Having a Useful Summer: This week we're talking about having a useful summer. by Useful Science
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37: Murder Hornets: This week we're talking about Asian giant hornets, aka murder hornets. by Useful Science
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30: Social Inclusion and Well-Being: This week we're talking about social inclusion and well-being. by Useful Science
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23: Pop Music: This week we're talking about pop music. by Useful Science
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17: Bad science reporting: This week we learn about sleep habits, Fitbit lawsuits, and bad science reporting. by Useful Science
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31: Politics and Polarization: This week we're talking about politics and polarization. by Useful Science
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