There’s a bunch of psychological research out there that suggests constraints — having your choices limited — actually promotes creativity.

Today’s episode: Getting Creative. There’s a bunch of psychological research out there that suggests constraints — having your choices limited — actually promotes creativity. And we’re all seeing now how being stuck at home, or losing your job, or having your kids out of school — it sucks, but it can also nudge us to find innovative solutions. Today we have a bunch of stories of how people are adapting to this less-than-ideal situation. We start with a group of 20-somethings with an invention ,

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic.

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic. Today's episode: Stretched … we consider what happens when our health care system is pushed to the limits. Hospitals and health workers have been bracing for a key moment in the pandemic, when the number of very sick patients outstrips our resources to treat them. We talk with Dr. Christopher Murray of the Institute for Health

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic.

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic. Today's episode: Lessons Learned. We consider what the past has to teach us about our present moment, starting with a woman who has nearly a century of perspective. She also happens to be on the front lines right now. Then we hear what happened the last time a major pandemic shut down much of the world, including Seattle:

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic.

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic. Today’s episode: Houseless. In this episode, Transmission teams up with the Outsiders podcast. Many of us are trying to figure out the new dynamic of working from home. For some of us, this is a very lonely endeavor and for others there may be too many people to share already limited space. Parents with work deadlines are stuck

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic.

When the novel coronavirus made its way to the United States, it landed here, in the Pacific Northwest. Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic. Today’s episode: Housebound.