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President Biden's proposed $20 billion package to halt the spread of the coronavirus includes establishing thousands of community vaccination centers and vaccinating 100 million people in the first 100 days of his administration. Epidemiologist and sociologist Nicholas Christakis joins us to assess the plan. We’ll also get Christakis’ thoughts on how and when we might get back to normal and his book "Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live.”see more
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Berkeley Professor Digs Deep into Links Between Cops and Crime Rates

Joshua Johnson
at 10:00 AM
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to hire more police officers in response to the city's growing population. But is hiring more officers really the best way to combat crime? We discuss the latest research on the relationship between the number of cops and crime reduction.

Guests:

Justin McCrary, professor of law, University of California, Berkeley; director of the D Lab, Berkeley's big data initiative

Jakada Imani, director of the Center for Spiritual and Social Transformation

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