Politics and Government

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses the Defense Protection Act and other extreme measures the US government could take to manage the coronavirus pandemic.

Stevan Harrell, professor emeritus of anthropology, explains why Taiwan has been so effective at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Aseem Prakash, political science professor, explains why the methods being used to slow the spread of the coronavirus can't necessarily be used to combat climate change.

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discusses the overcrowding at airports after the travel ban and how it could be accelerating the spread of coronavirus.

Scott Montgomery, international studies lecturer discusses how coronavirus has created a new oil shock, and what its long-term effects could be.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash explains the coronavirus's impact on the environment and on global supply chains.

David Bachman, professor of international studies, weighs in on how extreme measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Seattle should be.

Graham Pruss, anthropology lecturer, discusses the reasons behind the increase in families living in vehicles.

Carl Bergrstrom, biology professor, discusses the panic and misinformation surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on the conflict surrounding Amazon's reaction to its employees speaking out on climate change.

Political science Professor David Bachmam explains the potential effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses impacts of the unionization of crowd-funding company Kickstarter, one of the first large tech companies to unionize.

Political science is different from other "harder" sciences, but it's application of scientific methodology to humanities makes it distinct from other disciplines.

Carl Bergstromm, biology professor, discusses the misinformation about coronavirus, and how it's spreading.

Assistant professor of geography, Bo Zhao, has created an interactive map showing the spread of coronovirus.