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The United States now accounts for one-fifth of all new cases globally, with New York at the epicentre with over 150,000 cases. In this episode, special guest Dr Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shares his thoughts from New York on how to , why until we find we are living in a ‘Covid World’, and on how the world can come out of this crisis a safer place. 

In the pod this week are 51¶¯Âþ journalists Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet, Graham Lawton and Sam Wong. They discuss the science of and why you don’t need to buy yeast; how a parakeet has become’s most invasive species; the lifespan of the world’s biggest fish, and the might be responsible for - including maybe even the weather! To find out more, subscribe at .

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