Fri. 05/29 - Did COVID-19 Outbreaks Actually Start Later Than We Thought?

Today we’re looking at the different ways the virus spreads and what measures can be taken to prevent spread in different contexts. A new study shows coronavirus epidemics may have started later than originally thought. Plus, the grad student who solved a problem that had stumped experts for half a century. Why Sweden celebrates Taco Friday. And a round-up of Star Wars-related media to check out this weekend. Sponsors: Beachbody on Demand, Text "GOODNEWS" to 303030 OurCrowd, info.ourcrowd.com/goodnews Links: Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India (Reuters) Tyson Pork Plant In Iowa Shuts After Hundreds Of Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 (HuffPost) To Beat Covid-19, You Have to Know How A Virus Moves (Wired) Coronavirus Epidemics Began Later Than Believed, Study Concludes (NY Times) Graduate Student Untangles Decades-Old Math Problem in Less Than a Week (Smithsonian Magazine) Taco Friday in Sweden (Mental Floss) How 'Taco Friday' Became a Swedish Tradition (Atlas Obscura) Listen to the original NPR radio drama adaptations of the first STAR WARS trilogy (Boing Boing)  A Modern Trailer for The Empire Strikes Back (Neatorama)  Star Wars Game Show Trailer Is Here: Jedi Temple Challenge (Gizmodo)  Disney+ Accessibility Subtitles Can Make Everything Comics Sans (Gizmodo) “Baby Yoda (This Is The Way)” (Blue Milk Run, Bandcamp) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices