The COVID-19 pandemic made people rethink their cleaning routines and increased demand for deep cleaning services. Meet some innovators who think that the future of effective and efficient sanitation may be robots!

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Can the end of the COVID-19 pandemic be predicted? A data scientist shares his findings and explains how we should interpret them.<br/>
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Mochudu Machaba is a Grade 5 and 6 teacher at Ngwanamago Primary

School situated around 25 kilometers from Polokwane in South Afr
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Limpopo province. She is a 2020 top 50 Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize.She first...

One creative solution to enforce coronavirus safety measures was to deploy a robot dog. See how this dog processes what's going on and intervenes when people are not following the rules.<br/>
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The World Health Organization has warned that the world should prepare for a potential coronavirus pandemic. <br/>

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A Japanese supercomputer is investigating how virus particles spread through train cars and offices. Let's look at the results!<br/>
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused people to think more about how germs spread across surfaces and how we clean those surfaces. Let's investigate which areas carry the most germs and some creative methods of sanitizing.

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In this video, the speaker demonstrates the potential danger of singing and talking in spreading COVID-19.<br/>
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This video explains the concept of the SED curve, also known as an epidemic curve, and why it is important to flatten it. The video also mentions the impact of COVID-19 on Singapore's economy and the cautious approach being taken in...

In this video, the host designs an experiment to test how far sneeze droplets travel and how safe the various designated safe distances really are. Hint: not as safe as you might expect!<br/>
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Christopher Albrecht has been a teacher for over a quarter century. He spent the first three years of his career in New Martinsville, West Virginia. In his first year, Albrecht was named a Sallie Mae First Class National Teacher of the...

Host Joshua tries the face touch buzzer, but soon gets used to the light buzzing. He takes it to a user experience (UX) designer, in hopes that making it more annoying will also make it more effective. Let's see how it...

Host Joshua gives a brief overview of the Black Death and influenza pandemics. He focuses on the toll they each took on the population and the ways these pandemics changed the structure of society from hospitals to...

The American Revolution was a war that involved many different people and forced Native Americans to choose sides. This is the story of Continental Army hero, Peter Harris.

US oil futures drop below $0 for the first time

These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

The Stream: After a widely celebrated fight against the pandemic, India’s Kerala state sees cases grow again.

As the pandemic spreads worldwide, some medical equipment is in short supply even in developed countries.

W.H.O. launches initiative to coordinate vaccine and treatment without U.S. involvement

U.S. drugmaker Moderna says its vaccine is nearly 95% effective.

David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Power and Politics to discuss what an election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump could look like. He predicts that Republican attacks against Harris will focus on her ‘identity...

Rosemary Barton speaks with the president of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, about his frustration with the travel restrictions. He says the travel bans that some nations, including Canada, have imposed on some African countries are unfair,...

Rosemary Barton speaks with the president of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, about his frustration with the travel restrictions. He says the travel bans that some nations, including Canada, have imposed on some African countries are unfair,...