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Podcast: New Scientist Weekly
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#5: Pandemic preparations, mind-reading – and a trillion trees

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:27:00
Publish Date: 2020-02-28 01:00:00
Description: As the covid-19 coronavirus spreads around the globe, we’ve been warned to prepare for a pandemic. On the panel this week are New Scientist journalists Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet, Jacob Aron and Clare Wilson. The team answers questions from you about the coronavirus outbreak, shares news of a technique being used to read the minds of people with brain injuries who aren’t otherwise able to communicate, and discusses the pros and cons of an initiative to plant a trillion trees to combat climate change. To find out more about the stories mentioned in this episode, subscribe at newscientist.com/podcasts.

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