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Virus Hunting With the 'Pirate CDC'

Virus Hunting With the 'Pirate CDC'

FromPrognosis: Losing it


Virus Hunting With the 'Pirate CDC'

FromPrognosis: Losing it

ratings:
Length:
15 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Knowing how many people are being tested for coronavirus is essential for getting an accurate picture of the spread of the virus. But the government hasn’t readily provided this data. Instead, experts, media outlets and even the Trump administration have turned to a surprising source for these numbers: A volunteer effort by a team of journalists, called the Covid Tracking Project. Emma Court reports on what we're learning from the project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
May 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.