KCSB's Zoha Malik interviews UCSB anthropology professor Michael Gurven about his research regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the remote, small-scale Tsimane indigenous group in Bolivia, and how such research could help better understand how to equip such groups with strategies and healthcare in the future.

Understanding COVID-19's Effect on the Remote Amazonian Tsimane

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