Mon. 11/08 - The Messy Legacy of Emily Dickinson and Her Favorite Cake

<p><strong><em>Another even more promising antiviral pill for COVID-19 has been announced, this time from Pfizer. Plus, why adults aren’t as good at learning new things as kids are, but is it such a bad thing? And the messy legacy of both Emily Dickinson and her favorite cake recipe.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li><li>inkl, Get a 25% discount at <a href="https://www.inkl.com/?through=podcast&amp;plan=yearly-25-discount&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=ride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">inkl.com/ride</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-health-medication-eeea3c6a5f6428479e35bc1bcd7aec52" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%</a> (AP)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/11/05/1052679112/pfizer-covid-pill-treatment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pfizer says its COVID-19 pill cuts disease's worst risks by 89%</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/pfizers-experimental-covid-19-pill-found-highly-effecti-1848003276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pfizer's Experimental Covid-19 Pill Found Highly Effective at Preventing Hospitalization and Death</a> (Gizmodo)</li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-children-learn-better-than-adults-11636033185" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Children Learn Better Than Adults</a> (Wall Street Journal) </li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/emily-dickinsons-black-cake-recipe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Messy History of Emily Dickinson's Black Cake Recipe</a> (Atlas Obscura)</li><li><a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/dickinson/umc.cmc.1ogyy5s2agasxa5qztabrlykn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dickinson</a> (Apple