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The Reason COVID-19 Is Our Perfect Enemy

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

The Reason COVID-19 Is Our Perfect Enemy

Season 8 Episode 10 | 2m 13s | CC

Invisible, mysterious, and deadly — SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 have spread around the world and caused much of humanity to hide away. Germs like these only succeed and spread because of our social evolution, and our social nature is why social and physical distancing is so deeply painful for us. But evolution has also given us the gifts we need to survive this difficult time. Here's how.

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