Answered by Vox - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

How Far Can the Coronavirus Travel in the Air?
You might have heard the coronavirus is transmitted through droplets—but how far can they go? It's not as simple as 6 feet.

How Long Will We Have to Live with Social Distancing?
Almost 4 billion people around the world are under government orders to stay home as much as possible, and that might not change anytime soon. But there are some steps we can take while the world hopes for a cure.

This Many Americans Have Never Lost Their Jobs All at Once
U.S. unemployment numbers are reaching historic highs. Vox's Matthew Yglesias explains how the U.S. government could treat the pandemic like a war, and spend money putting people back to work producing urgently needed medical supplies.

How Do You Cut Your Hair in Quarantine?
After a few weeks of sheltering in place, your hair probably doesn't look like what you're used to. Hairdresser and YouTuber Brad Mondo breaks down the key steps to maintaining your hair from home.

Do We Need Mass Surveillance to Beat the Coronavirus?
Countries like South Korea and Israel have used surveillance techniques to monitor and contain the virus. But in the US fears are growing about any approach that will infringe on our personal data and privacy.

What the 1918 Pandemic Can Teach Us About Saving the Economy
As the country faces an unprecedented spike in unemployment, we explore how some cities managed to save both jobs and lives during the Spanish flu.

The Testing Failure in the US Response to Coronavirus
The one big reason why the US bungled the response to COVID-19? Testing.

Did Air Pollution Make This Pandemic Worse?
COVID-19 and air pollution both attack our lungs. But could exposure to air pollution increase your chance of dying from COVID-19?

How Will the Coronavirus Vaccine Work?
Researchers around the globe are using new technology to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in record time. We speak to one of the scientist leading the race to understand how this is possible, and how the vaccine will work.

How Do We Safely Vote During a Pandemic?
The coronavirus pandemic could make exercising the right to vote incredibly dangerous...so why don't we vote by mail?

Why It's a Good Time to Be a Whale
For the first time, our oceans have gone quiet. Now that the cruise, shipping and drilling industries have halted in the pandemic, whale researchers are racing to study what happens underwater when we're not there.

COVID-19 Is Spreading Fas in Prisons. How Can We Stop It?
Jails and prisons have become epicenters for coronavirus in the US. We look at the reasons the virus spreads so quickly in these facilities, what should be done about it, and why it impacts us all.

Is It Possible to be Immune to COVID-19?
Determining who already had COVID-19 may be a major step in getting things back to normal. What happens to people who already had it? Is it possible to become immune to COVID-19 and for how long?

Why are Black Americans at a Higher Risk of Dying from COVID-19?
Black Americans are dying from coronavirus at three times the rate of white Americans. Many factors contribute to this disparity. but this pandemic is highlighting one problem especially: health care inequality between black and white Americans.

Why Millions of Americans Still Can't Get Fast Internet
Remote and online work is a challenge for millions of people in rural America without access to relieble internet. We explore how the pandemic is highlighting this issue, and what needs to be to fix it.

Why are Food Labels So Confusing?
Nobody wants to waste food but nobody wants to get sick from their food either. J Kenji Lopez-Alt gives tips on making the most of your groceries under quarantine.

The Impossible Choice Facing the World's Poor

Can I Catch Coronavirus from Runners?

Am I Crazy to Wipe Down Everything

Are We Running Out of Meat?

Should I Be Afraid of Murder Hornets?

Are We Drinking Too Much During the Pandemic?

Can We Safely Return to the Office?

Can Our Pets Get Sick with Covid19?

Is Staying Home Safe for Everyone?

Are Democracies Bad at Handling Pandemics?

How Can I Grow My Own Food at Home?

Why are Black Americans at a Higher Risk of Dying from Covid19?

Why Covid19 Treatments Will Cost More in the US

Should Airlines Leave Middle Seats Empty?

Why are People Protesting?

Can Studying Our Sewage Predict the Next Covid19 Outbreak?

UFOs are Real. Now, What Do We Know About Them?

Could We Reduce Police Killings If We Had More Data?

Do Curfews Actually Work?

Why Is My Pet Acting Like a Weirdo During Quarantine?

Why are Cicadas So Loud?

Op-Ed: How to Change the NYPD

How Do We Reopen Safely?

How Police Unions Protect Bad Cops

Why Do We Celebrate Juneteenth?

What's Special About an N95?

Will Restaurants Survive Covid-19?

How Will Covid-19 Redesign Restaurants?

Why This Supreme Court Ruling Was Such a Shock

Why Time Feels So Weird Right Now

What Does Digital Drag Look Like?

What Happens If We Defund the Police?

Can DC Become the 51st State?

How are Coral Babies Made?

How Do Fireworks Go Boom?

How Gross are Ball Pits?

How Can I Date in Lockdown?

Are Body Cameras Working?

While We Fight the Pandemic, the Amazon is Burning

Why am I Seeing So Many Rats?

Can Crowdsourced Data Fight Covid-19?

Can Llamas Stop the Coronavirus?

Why are US Taxes So Complicated?

Did Bars Cause the Surge?

Can I Groom My Dog at Home?

Covid's Infectious Mutation

This is Your City on Covid

Is Anyone Else Lonely?

Are Karens Getting Worse?

Is My AC Hurting the Planet?

UFOs are Real

Deep Space Messages

Is it Safe to Go on a Cruise?

Will Millions Be Evicted?

It's Raining Plastic?

Are Screens Bad for My Skin?

Is AI Biased in Policing?

OnlyFans Is Changing Porn

The Secret History of @

Will COVID-19 Kill Coal?

Are Sharks Actually Not That Bad?

How to See a Meteor Shower

Eating Out Will Never be the Same

Why N95 Masks are Special

Am I Crazy to Clean Everything?

Could NYC Ban Cars?

Some Women Still Can't Vote

How Sports Use Fake Sound

Do We Need Conventions?

The Flavor You've Been Missing

We Bank Online, Why Not Vote?

Wait, Aliens Exist?

Why am I a Mosquito Magnet?

The U.S. Owes Black Americans

Dinosaurs Looked Like That?

Is Weather Predictable?

Why Do US Trains Suck?

Can Fireflies Cure COVID?

How to Debunk Covid Myths

How to Skip the Rash This Fall

Has Covid Hurt Kids?

Should We Only Work 4 Days?

Animals Social Distancing?!?

Why are Scooters Everywhere?

Memes Could Decide 2020

Are Coupons a Scam?

How Can You Escape Earth RN

How You Can Stop Robocalls

How to Stop PPE Pollution

Are Polls Real?

War in Space!?

Nightmare Fish of the Deep Sea

Can I Get COVID Twice?

Can Trees Live Forever?

Spotting Dangerous Deepfakes

Are Mail-In Ballots Safe?

How to Debate Trump

Why Stocks are Crazy RN

How the NBA is Saving Voting

How Spotify Knows You So Well

Will COVID Surge in Winter?

How TikTok Makes Hit Music

WTF Does the VP Actually Do?

Movie Theaters' Future

COVID is Hurting Girls' Ed

Is Columbus Day Cancelled?

Can We Fight Fire with Fire?

Why Campaign Colors Matter

COVID College is Still $$$

Is COVID Making Sex Kinky?
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