401- The Natural Experiment

<p>In general, the coronavirus shutdowns have been terrible for academic research. Trips have been canceled, labs have shut down, and long-running experiments have been interrupted. But there are some researchers for whom the shutdowns have provided a unique opportunity—a whole new data set, a chance to gather new information, or to look at information in a new way. And so, this week, we’re bringing you stories very different academic fields, about researchers who are using this bizarre, tragic moment to learn something new about the world.</p> <p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=32053&amp;post_type=episode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Natural Experiment</a></p>