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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 2 hours 46 minutes
Bad news from Germany
A sharp rise in new COVID-19 infections suggests Germany's second wave is building faster — and will rise far higher — than the initial outbreak in spring. What's going on?
COVID-19 FAQs: Swab skeptics, brain effects & eyeglasses
DW has been getting angry emails from people who don't believe PCR swab tests show an actual infection. So who's right? Also, new research shows an alarming rate of brain impairments in COVID-19 patients, and do eyeglasses really correlate with lower coronavirus infections?
Weekly roundup — Eyewear, gargling & sex
A small Chinese study suggests wearing glasses correlates with lower COVID-19 rates. The question is, why would that be? Also, a German city rolls out coronavirus "gargle tests," and we hit the streets to ask Germans about the connection between sexual activity and health.
The sex lives of Germans
The only way to find out if having sex leads to a healthier life... is to ask people some really uncomfortable questions. And that is what the German government is doing right now in a national survey. We took to the streets instead.
COVID-19 FAQs: Germany's going to have how many cases by Christmas?
Chancellor Merkel says roughly 20,000 Germans will contract COVID-19 by Christmas — every single day. And the only way to prevent that is with new rules. So, just what are Germans going to have to change?
Weekly roundup — Stillbirths, ethics & satire
Why have stillbirth rates gone up during the pandemic? What does it mean to behave "ethically" during this crisis? And why on earth did scientists create a knife out of human feces?
Laugh, then think
It's important to talk about non-Coronavirus science. And it's also important to have a good laugh. With that in mind, we present the 2020 winners of the Ig Nobel Prize (the satirical alternative to the Nobel). Just don't raise your eyebrows.
Behaving 'ethically' in times of a pandemic
Are we doing too little for elderly coronavirus victims (and potential ones) — or sacrificing too much? Why can't we test vaccines on people who want to get COVID-19 anyway? And how can we navigate this crisis, certain in the knowledge that we've behaved morally throughout? Enter the field of bioethics.
The stillbirth question
During the coronavirus pandemic, stillbirths have increased at alarming rates. But why? We ask Asma Khalil — a professor of obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine from St. George’s Hospital in London — why these tragic pregnancy outcomes have increased and what expectant parents can do.
Germany's top virologist on what lies ahead
What's coming next in the coronavirus pandemic? Which countries are the cause for most concern? And when will it all be over? Germany's most prominent virologist, Christian Drosten, gives his prognosis.