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1. Covid and the “Birthday Effect”

1. Covid and the “Birthday Effect”

FromFreakonomics, M.D.


1. Covid and the “Birthday Effect”

FromFreakonomics, M.D.

ratings:
Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Host Bapu Jena is an economist and medical doctor whose latest research measures the link between birthdays and Covid. He explains his team’s findings, explores the role that kids’ parties may have played, reveals whether politics made a difference, and convinces a Zoom magician to reveal the secrets of making virtual parties awesome.From the Freakonomics Radio Network: Exploring the hidden side of everything.
Released:
Aug 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (87)

Each week, physician and economist Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. He takes on questions like: Why do kids with summer birthdays get the flu more often? Can surviving a hurricane help you live longer? What do heart surgery and grocery-store pricing have in common?