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Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

If you're the type to watch the markets, the past couple of weeks have been enough to make you

seasick. Regulators the world over have been wondering whether to simply shut down exchanges

until the seas call. And one of the world's finest backgammon players got his start as a

homeless man winning chess matches with suckers. Our obituaries editor recounts how he came to dominate

the game and why he was universally known as Fawafl.

First up though.

Today schools in Britain will close for the foreseeable future. Following closures in China,

South Korea, and large parts of Europe and America. I've been doing online school since the

beginning of February for four days now. Four weeks and now I make with computer teaching.

The consequences of such a decision are huge from the social.

It's annoying because I like getting taught by teachers and I love paying footwork with my friends.

All my other things have been shut down.

I miss Egyptian. I miss Mrs. George and Mrs. Johnson and all my friends.

To the educational and economic. I miss school. I like school. It's a lot harder to retain

information from a screen and reading off paragraphs or PowerPoints. The schoolwork isn't as hard

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