Soap, Skin, Sleep

Published: June 1, 2020, 3:01 p.m.

b'Some safeguards against COVID-19 don\\u2019t require a medical breakthrough. Catching sufficient Z\\u2019s makes for a healthy immune system. And, while you wash your hands for the umpteenth time, we\'ll explain how soap sends viruses down the drain. Plus, your body\\u2019s largest organ \\u2013 skin \\u2013 is your first line of defense against the pandemic and is also neglected because of it. Find out why we\'re suffering from "skin hunger" during this crisis.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\n Cody Cassidy\\xa0\\u2013 Author, \\u201cWho Ate the First Oyster: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nNina Jablonski\\xa0\\u2013 Anthropologist, paleobiologist at Pennsylvania State University and author of \\u201cSkin: A Natural History.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nEti Ben Simon\\xa0\\u2013 Neuroscientist and sleep researcher,\\xa0Center for Human Sleep Science, University of California, Berkeley\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'