The spread of the coronavirus has led many to stay home in recent weeks. During that time, the non-profit Skype A Scientist has seen a surge in demand for its service of virtually connecting students to scientists. Maddie talks to Sarah McAnulty, executive director of the group and a squid biologist, about bringing science to kids and, at the same time, confronting stereotypes about who can be a scientist.
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The Daily Signal - What Michigan and Ohio Are Doing to Respond to COVID-19
On Tuesday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, ordered a 'Stay at Home and Stay Safe Order' to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Lindsay Killen, vice president for strategic outreach and communications at the Mackinac Center joins me today on The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about how Michigan is responding to the coronavirus crisis. Plus, Rea Hederman, executive director of the economic research center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute, joins me for a second segment to talk about how Ohio is adapting to help small business owners and health care providers during COVID-19.
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- Will the House pass the new $2 trillion Senate coronavirus package?
- In a video posted to twitter Wednesday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio predicted that as many as half of New Yorkers would eventually get the coronavirus.
- If you’re a non-essential business still operating in Los Angeles, the mayor wants you to stop--and he’s not kidding around.
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The Gist - Assessing the Risk of COVID-19
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In the interview, Ian Bremmer, political analyst and president of the Eurasia Group, is here to talk with Mike about how to assess the risk of the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the ways countries with different forms of government have reacted, Trump’s role in all this, and why the US is so isolation averse. Bremmer is the host of GZERO World With Ian Bremmer.
In the spiel, the media should continue coverage of Trump’s pressers.
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Consider This from NPR - Details Emerge On Senate’s $2 Trillion Rescue Package
It would be the largest such stimulus package in American history. The Governor of New York says it's not nearly enough. Plus, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe reports on the confusion about the Trump administration's use of the Federal Defense Production Act, and how one ER doctor in Seattle is coping on the front lines of the pandemic.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Coronavirus Special
We?ve dedicated this special episode to the numbers surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic. Statistical national treasure Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter put the risks of Covid-19 into perspective. We ask whether young people are safe from serious illness, or if statistics from hospitalisations in the US show a high proportion of patients are under 50. We try to understand what the ever-tightening restrictions on businesses and movement mean for the UK?s economy, and we take a look at the mystery of coronavirus numbers in Iran.
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Cato Daily Podcast - A Pandemic Recession Is Different
Understanding the nature of recessions caused by pandemics is critical to crafting a policy response. Ryan Bourne explains.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Containing Coronavirus after FDA Missteps
Bureaucratic errors made containing the novel coronavirus considerably more difficult. Michael Cannon details some important next steps.
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Cato Daily Podcast - COVID-19, Supply Shocks and Stimulus
Congress may misunderstand the nature of the economic downturn spurred by the novel coronavirus. Chris Edwards comments.
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Short Wave - Exploring The Canopy With ‘TreeTop Barbie’
Encore episode: Pioneering ecologist Nalini Nadkarni takes us up into the canopy — the area above the forest floor — where she helped research and document this unexplored ecosystem. Plus: the story of her decades-long effort to get more women into science, and how she found a surprising ally in the fight — Barbie. Video and more from Maddie's trip to the canopy is here. Follow Maddie on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
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