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Welcome to this special bonus episode of Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association.

Speaking of psychology explores the connections between psychological science and everyday life.

I'm your host, Kim Mills.

Turn on the evening news or open a newspaper these days and there's virtually nothing but COVID-19 coverage.

The story is moving as rapidly as the coronavirus itself.

Here on speaking of psychology, we acted quickly to offer a psychological perspective on the

novel coronavirus, doing our first interview on the topic on February 10th, which now seems

like a lifetime ago. Back then, the coronavirus had barely

touched U.S. shores. Life was mundane, schools were open. Most of us had jobs or weren't

teleworking, and our understanding of the nature of the coronavirus was limited. Indeed, it is still

limited, but we do know more now, and the United States has the dubious distinction as being the country with the most coronavirus infections today.

On February 10th, we aired an interview with Dr. Baruch Fischoff, a professor at the Institute for Politics and Strategy,

and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.

He's also an expert on public

perception of risk and human judgment and decision making. He provided some important insights

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