How America’s partisan divide over pandemic responses played out in the states

States led by Republican governors generally had higher COVID-19 case and death rates in 2020.

Olga Shvetsova, Professor of Political Science and Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
May 12, 2021 • ~9 min

Why we need the human touch in contact tracing for coronavirus

Humans can identify asymptomatic cases, build trust and assauge fears. Apps cannot.

Roderick Bailey, Research Fellow, Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, University of Oxford • conversation
May 19, 2020 • ~7 min

Stopping coronavirus – what does the evidence say are the best measures?

Travel bans, social distancing and testing can all be effective against COVID-19.

Sanae Okamoto, Researcher in Behavioural Science, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute (MERIT), United Nations University • conversation
March 19, 2020 • ~7 min

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