Coronapod: The heavy toll on people of colour
Nature Podcast
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4.5 • 893 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In this episode:
00:45 Black Lives Matter
The killing of George Floyd, a black man, by police in Minnesota has sent a shockwave of anger around the globe. As unrest continues, we discuss the protests in Washington DC and ask how scientists are reacting.
04:01 The outsized toll of covid-19 on people of colour
Reports from around the globe are showing that ethnic minorities are at much higher risk of infection and death from the coronavirus. But why might that be? And what can be done about it?
News: How to address the coronavirus’s outsized toll on people of colour
World View: How environmental racism is fuelling the coronavirus pandemic
16:27 Food for thought
Richard Van Noorden suggests some inspirational listening to learn and reflect in difficult times.
Podcast: George the poet
18:27 Lessons from past pandemics
The coronavirus pandemic is just the latest of hundreds throughout history. Nick Howe interviews author Frank M Snowden about how disease has shaped society.
Books and Arts: How pandemics shape social evolution
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| 0:32.7 | Welcome to Corona Pod. |
| 0:34.1 | In this show, we're going to bring you nature's take on the latest COVID-19 developments. |
| 0:41.5 | And we'll be speaking to experts around the world about research during the pandemic. |
| 0:47.8 | I really don't know how this plays out. We also don't know a ton about this, you know, virus. |
| 0:52.4 | So there's so many open questions. I just have a really |
| 0:54.7 | hard time making predictions because I don't know how the outbreak's going to change. |
| 1:02.8 | Hello and welcome to the 12th episode of CoronaPod. We're three months into the show now. |
| 1:08.0 | And joining me this week is Features Editor Richard Van Norton, |
| 1:15.1 | and a new voice that you won't have heard before, senior reporter Nidie Siburaman, |
| 1:20.9 | who's based in Washington, D.C. Now, the past week has been difficult, to say the least. |
| 1:25.5 | The killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man at the hands of the police in Minnesota, |
| 1:28.8 | has led to a wave of justified anger that has swept through societies, including academic institutions and research centres. |
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