Confused About How to Stay Safe in a Pandemic? Emily Oster is Here to Help - a podcast by Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University

In the last 5 months we have learned a lot about coronavirus and Covid-19. But sometimes it feels like we’re just as confused as we were back in February. What’s safe to do? What activities should we be avoiding? When will things go back to 'normal'? On this episode Sarah talks Watson economist Emily Oster about her newest project, which seeks to provide some much needed clarity to these questions and more. They discuss her new website 'Covid Explained,' and look at some of the most popular questions people are asking. They also explore why health recommendations can be so hard to navigate, and how average people can learn to start thinking a little more like economists.

You can visit 'Covid-Explained' here: [https://explaincovid.org/]

And you can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VUN8XWwoyA9lw7fIxbCd2jYJZlgxJ8ud/view?usp=sharing]

Further episodes of Trending Globally: Politics and Policy

Further podcasts by Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University

Website of Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University