Using UV light to kill COVID, flu, common cold

Feb. 01, 2024 Technology

UV light is a revolutionary tech that could crush viruses before they strike. So why aren't we embracing it?

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Credits

Guest:

Dylan Matthews - senior correspondent for Vox.com - @dylanmatt

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Nihar Patel

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California agrees to $2 billion pandemic education settlement

CA students stuck with pandemic learning loss win settlement

California will spend $2 billion to address learning loss, settling a lawsuit that alleged it violated children’s rights to equal education during the pandemic.

8 min

Emotions run high at Senate hearing on social media and child exploitation

Senators berated Mark Zuckerberg and four other social media CEOs on child safety and their platforms. But there’s no consensus on legislation to address it.

9 min

More people from China are trying to claim asylum in the US

Middle-class Chinese immigrants are showing up at the U.S.-Mexico border. Most are trying to flee the communist government's authoritarian crackdown on dissent.

8 min