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Welcome to the science podcast for April 3, 2020. I'm Sarah Crespi. First up this week, I talked with

contributing correspondent Kai Kupfer Schmidt

about the role of modeling in the response to coronavirus and a new large-scale trial of

drugs that might hold promise in fighting the disease. Then we have researcher Nadine Gogola.

She and her colleagues were able to detect the emotional state of mice

based on their facial expressions using machine learning.

First up today, we're going to check in with contributing correspondent Kai Kup for Schmidt.

He's been reporting on coronavirus for months. And just a note, we're recording this on Friday, March 27th.

Hi, Kai.

Hey, Sarah.

You wrote a story this week with international news editor Martin Ensuring about the importance

of modeling as the coronavirus sweeps around the globe.

Why did you focus on forecasting disease spread? Forecasts or models have always played a role in a lot around the globe. Why did you focus on forecasting disease spread?

Forecasts or models have always played a role in a lot of the outbreaks that I've written about,

but I think in this particular outbreak, they have been more important than they ever have been.

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