Coronasode: All (Washed) Hands on Deck -- How to Help Yourself & Others Right Now with Dr. Michael F. Wells

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Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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CALLING ALL OLOGISTS: If you’re a scientist who wants to help with the COVID-19 pandemic -- boy howdy have we got an episode for you. Dr. Mike Wells, a neurobiologist at Harvard University and the Broad Institute, knows we need tests in the U.S. and is coralling all the wonderful scientists willing to pitch in. He explains how testing for the SARS CoV-2 virus works, what other countries are doing, and even the book that inspired him to pursue science. Also: if you’re feeling helpless and want to help, Patrons give dozens of ideas on how to help those around you, and where to go for resources if you need help, and how to take care of your own mental and physical well being during an uncertain time. Also the album I’m listening to too much and how much toilet paper I have left. To sign up -- or for access to the database -- click here: https://tinyurl.com/COVID19SciVolunteers Follow Dr. Michael F. Wells at Twitter.com/mfwells5 A donation went to: LAFoodBank.org More health info at EndCoronavirus.org Sign the petition for nurses’ protection Links to more articles + kid-friendly shows at alieward.com/ologies/handsondeck Have extra masks? Try the website www.mask-match.com Brainchildshow.com 100 Humans on Netflix Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and STIIIICKERS! Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, it's your fig tree.
0:02.4	Just waiting in the yard to see how many leaves it has to sprout and unfurl before you stop
0:07.4	and say, oh look, the fig tree has leaves.
0:09.3	Alliward, back with a bonus episode of Oligies.
0:13.1	Did I think I was making this episode two days ago?
0:15.7	No, no, but sometimes you see a tweet and you say, boy, howdy.
0:19.8	Let's get this human on the horn.
0:21.5	Pass the mic and spread the word.
0:23.7	So the March 10th virology episode was recorded on March 5th.
0:28.4	A lot has happened in the last few weeks.
0:31.2	I don't know if you've noticed.
0:32.8	So I added an update before the intro to that episode, but I'm going to read it here
0:36.4	too.
0:37.4	Virologist Dr. Shannon Bennett wrote me on March 17th and let me know, quote, daily new confirmed
0:42.4	cases are growing a number exponentially here in the US.
0:45.6	And that is in light of one of the lowest per capita testing rates worldwide by country.
0:50.6	26 tests per million people as of March 10th.
0:53.5	That means that even though we all recognize that confirmed cases are just the tip of the
0:57.4	iceberg of the actual infections in the US, our iceberg is particularly submerged.
1:04.4	In short, she said, it's time to take social distancing seriously and flatten the curve.
1:10.0	So that was an update from Dr. Shannon Bennett of the virology episode.
1:13.6	So in light of the lack of testing, especially comparatively, plenty of us here in Great
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