We discuss the dangers of misinformation during the pandemic; how the United States is responding; the role of telemedicine; effects on the economy; the move to online education; and some simple strategies to support sleep and overall well-being. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss the challenge of estimating the fatality rate for the new coronavirus; how capping out-of-network payments to hospitals could save billions in U.S. health care costs, and RAND's largest-ever fundraising campaign. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss insights from RAND experts on the coronavirus; how drones are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape; protecting the power grid; the media’s role in Truth Decay; and why Brexit is still costing the UK. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss Russia’s subversive activities; how supportive housing can help keep people with mental illness out of jail; supervised drug consumption sites; what it might take to implement a peace deal in Afghanistan; and new ideas about artificial intelligence and national security. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss the military case for extending the U.S.-Russia New START agreement; the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan; a first look at new tobacco products; the “golden hour” of stability operations; and what determines the content we read and see online. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss how policies that punish pregnant women for substance use fail to help mothers or their babies; how little has changed in Zimbabwe since Mugabe’s ouster; the U.S. response system for infectious diseases; the challenges facing civilians after deployment; supporting students with disabilities; and how to prevent escalation with Iran. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss insights from RAND on the State of the Union; how civic engagement might improve physical and mental health; ways the United States can help China fight the coronavirus outbreak; what provokes Putin; automating U.S. Army convoys; and how to sleep like your relationship depends on it. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss the promise of community schools; the costs of uncertainty after Brexit; comparing the coronavirus outbreak to SARS; the burden of health care payments on America’s low-income families; and how thinking machines will change warfare. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss Australia’s wildfires; how artificial intelligence could supercharge disinformation; why the fentanyl crisis requires innovative solutions; Iran’s regional influence; and Medicare’s overpayments to surgeons. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss how Turkey's nationalist course affects U.S.-Turkish relations; helping America’s airports prepare for increasing demand; redesigning the U.S. education and employment system; how to deter attacks on the power grid; and why the opioid crisis should be considered an “ecosystem.” For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.