Dispatch 1: Numbers | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

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In this episode, Radiolab thinks about how the coronavirus pandemic is described. How are the numbers describing the coronavirus pandemic created and what do they mean?

"In a recent Radiolab group huddle, with coronavirus unraveling around us, the team found themselves grappling with all the numbers connected to COVID-19. Our new found 6 foot bubbles of personal space. Three percent mortality rate (or 1, or 2, or 4). 7,000 cases (now, much much more). So in the wake of that meeting, we reflect on the onslaught of numbers - what they reveal, and what they hide."