Episode 12: Covid-19 Aerodynamics + 4-Day Work Week

Today on the Razor Podcast we look at life after Covid-19. How we are going to put society back together and continue to our lives after the disruption of lockdown. Our first story looks at the aerodynamics of Covid-19 in airplanes. The airplane industry has been hit particularly hard by Covid-19. With planes grounded all over the world, the question has become how do we restore airplane travel without spreading the virus all over the world. 

Shini spoke to Professor Qingyan Chen who recently published a story about the aerodynamics of Covid-19 in airplane cabins. Professor Chen explains what the risks are for airplane passengers [02:16]. He also tells us how his team has been working with Boeing to make sure that air is filtered in the cabin. [06:30]. 

In our second story we move into the realm of social science and look at how a New Zealand businessman is championing the 4-day workweek. Andrew Barnes tells us how moving to a 4-day workweek has helped his business become more productive [09:50]. Emma and Shini also tell us what they would do if they could move to a 4-day workweek and we learn some surprising facts about what’s happening in Emma’s garden [16:01].