COVIDpod

Paul Franks is a professor of genetic epidemiology at Lund University in Sweden. In this episode, we discuss Sweden's unique and rather controversial approach to COVID 19, relying on voluntary compliance with social distancing guidelines rather than a...

How is social distancing affecting parenting, and how deep has the pandemic lodged itself in your subconscious? In this episode, I speak about these things with Christopher Honey, an assistant professor at the Department of Psychological and Brain...

"...It's not just a problem I have to solve," recalls Linn Johansson, now that she has time to reflect in the midst of a pandemic. Linn is a freelance theater actor and recent graduate from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London,...

As runs on the supermarkets leave store shelves empty during this pandemic, I speak to Axel Holst, who is an employee of Asko, Norway's largest wholesale grocer. We discuss just how much supply there is in the supply chain, and talk about his personal...

Chao Jiang is a researcher at the Life Sciences Institute in Zhejiang University in China. He is interested in evolution, especially of microorganisms. We chat about the initial Coronavirus outbreak and its control in China. We also talk about the...