How To Talk About The Coronavirus With Friends And Family

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How To Talk About The Coronavirus With Friends And Family

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Apr 13, 2020

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Liz Neeley, science communication expert and executive director of The Story Collider, shares some advice for how to talk to your friends and family about the coronavirus. Here's her article for The Atlantic: 'How To Talk About The Coronavirus.'Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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Apr 13, 2020

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