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How The U.S. Is Caught In A "Pandemic Spiral"
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Sep 17, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Ed Yong, a science writer for The Atlantic, writes that the U.S. is caught in a "pandemic spiral." He argues some of our intuitions have been misleading our response, rather than guiding us out of disaster. For instance, flitting from from one prominent solution to another, without fully implementing any of them. To counter these unhelpful instincts, he offers some solutions.Read Ed's piece: "America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral".As always, you can reach the show by emailing shortwave@npr.org.
Released:
Sep 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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