Coronavirus, Dopamine Fasting, 5G

How Global Laws Try to Contain Coronavirus (0:30) Guest: Eric Jensen, JD, Professor of International Law, Brigham Young University COVID-19. That’s the official name the World Health Organization announced for the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has spread to 24 countries and killed more than a thousand people. The vast majority of infections and deaths have been in China, where the outbreak remains a serious emergency. Other countries have shutdown travel from China and quaranted travelers from the country. Let’s take a look at the laws in place to manage a global health emergency like this. The Carrot Is Mightier Than the Stick (19:15) Guest: Paul Caldarella, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University. There’s a guideline for teachers that their praise for students should outnumber reprimands at least 3-to-1. It’s a nice idea, but really hard to pull off when you’re wrangling 30 third-graders in a classroom all day. The other thing is that there’s really not been much research to back up the 3:1 ratio. Why Is a Chilean Dog the Face of NYC Subway Protests? (34:51) Guest: Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond, Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature, University of California San Diego If you ride the subway in New York City, you may find a stray sticker of a black dog with a red bandana left over from protests in November. The dog’s name is Negro Matapacos, and he was face of the movement protesting excessive police force in subway stations. But he’s not from around here – the black dog is Chilean. So how did drawings of him end up plastered in the New York City subway? Dopamine Fasting, Explained (50:39) Guest: Cameron Sepah, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco Medical School Intermittent fasting is the dieting trend du jour. And now there’s dopamine fasting, where people abstain from things that bring pleasure – including food, social interaction and the internet. The idea is to recalibrate reward pathways in the brain