by radiocafe | Jun 11, 2020 | Activism, Books, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican, Science & health
How do you improve county infrastructures and systems so that they serve 100% of the people–especially during times of crisis? We talk to authors-activists Dr. Katherine Ortega Courtney and Dominic Cappello about places in New Mexico that are working out exactly this question.
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by radiocafe | May 22, 2020 | ASU, Science & health
Organizations serving the public during the crisis of COVID-19 are facing their own challenges.
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by radiocafe | May 1, 2020 | ASU, Science & health
Poor and minority communities were at a disadvantage before COVID-19, but they are getting hit hardest now. Can the U.S.
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by radiocafe | Apr 24, 2020 | New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican, Science & health
The way things spread–whether a virus, a rumor, or a forest fire–is pretty much the same mathematically. We talk to Dr. Stuart Kauffman about the actual amount of social distancing it takes to halt the spread.
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by radiocafe | Apr 24, 2020 | ASU, Science & health
Reliable and fast testing is needed all over the U.S. to confront the spread of COVID-19. We talk with Dr. Joshua LaBaer about his lab’s robotic systems — and how to use and expand testing most effectively.
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Listen to “Testing is Key: Attacking the Virus with Rapid Response, Robots and Reliability” on Spreaker.
by radiocafe | Apr 17, 2020 | Arts & films, ASU, Books, Science & health
In 18th-century England, viruses and bacteria were not understood — but the idea of contagion was part of the social fabric. We talk to Annika Mann, an ASU scholar of 18th-century and Romantic-era British literature and culture.
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by radiocafe | Apr 10, 2020 | ASU, Science & health
In this time of coronavirus crisis, how do we best care for others and ourselves? And how do nurses in particular manage amid this pandemic?
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Listen to “Time for Caring: At Home—and On The Frontlines” on Spreaker.
by radiocafe | Apr 3, 2020 | ASU, Science & health
In the 14th century, a virulent plague killed nearly half of Europe’s population. What can we learn from that time as we navigate COVID-19?
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by radiocafe | Dec 23, 2019 | Santa Fe New Mexican, Science & health
Andrew Lustig, founder and president of Global Outreach Doctors, talks about sending physicians and integrative medicine practitioners to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where gender violence and rape are pervasive.
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by radiocafe | Dec 10, 2019 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Science & health
The hemp plant is amazingly versatile and resilient, and it can be used to produce innumerable healthy products and services. So why was it made illegal, and what does the future hold? We talk to hemp farmers Ed Berg and Scott Perez.
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