Scientists' job is to learn from being wrong
But during COVID-19, we desperately want the certainty of someone being right. Also, what will happen to the cruise industry?
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Virologist Angie Rasmussen
Columbia virologist Angela Rasmussen has said some things during this pandemic that she’s since changed course on: that the flu virus was more important than worrying about coronavirus. That she felt totally comfortable flying because transmission was low. That particles wouldn’t aerosolize out of your toilet. All those assessments were based on current science… and that changes.
ProPublica's Caroline Chen on antibody testing
What does shifting science mean for individuals, who so desperately want some surety in uncertain times? The newest frontier in that search for hope is antibody testing. But how much can it tell us as individuals for peace of mind? We asked Caroline Chen, health reporter for ProPublica.
What will become of the cruise industry?
This summer, no cruise ships will sail from Elliott Bay. How will they return? Charles Moure is a Seattle attorney specializing in maritime law.
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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