Because most of. What i do use today has the future. Dot com to go see if. You. Could turn. The covert 19 pandemic has put the spotlight on virologists well right now but their star status has also made them the target of public anger even death threats. And people because of their lack of trust in authority would not want to take. Want to shut the country down anthony found she has gained a huge following but not everyone. Wants to listen dr saltz much of this in. Germany too has spawned its science superstars like. His podcast is one of the most popular in the country. Xander kick ali is a regular guest on german talk shows. With politicians over their bias response at the beginning of the crisis. But as social media memes feed the echo chamber are these new celebrities serving to further polarize scientific debate. Well different views are vital in the world of science asking questions is key at the end of the day people believe what they want to believe but should we trust science or the scientist theyre only human and this crisis has been full of uncertainties still science is not about certainties its about constraining what we dont know some of the best known for religious pts in germany work here at the University Hospital in bonn some refer to it as the straight institute after its Leader Research a hendrick strake hes 43 years old and well known in medical circles thanks to his work in the fight against hiv but now researches across europe know his name due to the corona virus. Pandemic. Here we had a concentration of the plasma from a person who was infected been sars to them and we can show that plasma can inhibit the virus but the patient has developed antibodies which can neutralize the virus. Since drugs hardly work against the virus he is relying on the development of a vaccine when that will happen is unknown. To the optimists there is cause for optimism because were currently doing so many vaccine trials and so Much Research is being put into it said that if things go very well we can have a vaccine in january or later next year. But history has taught us that it sometimes takes years or even decades until a vaccine is found. If or once ones found the mad rush will be on but will it be a case of rich countries getting their hands on it 1st leaving poorer nations to struggle with the virus. When a vaccine is available im sure that it will be available worldwide especially in less developed countries maybe even for free there were at least at a very low cost. In the meantime testing is the danke lab has been using molecular p. C. R. Tests that detect the genetic material from the virus and have results within hours and tests detect specific proteins on the surface of the virus they arent as reliable but theyre faster. You harm are having them chime in and you can get the result within 15 minutes which can be given directly to the patient and a highly infectious person can be isolated and therefore unable to infect others. And Others Movement could see. How people get infected do something researches agree on via microscopic particles spread by breathing socalled aerosol particles at 1st it was unclear whether people could get infected from contaminated surfaces thats coming up on our post youngers to mostly human car example someone could have just sneezed into their hand and then touch the door knob and then other people touch it and bring it straight up to the mucous membranes. Its rare that it could happen. Whether people can have multiple infections has long been debated can those who have recovered from corona virus become really infected or are they protected against getting sick again. So far theyve been over 40000000 infections worldwide but only 5 cases of people whove been infected again with the virus this actually proves theres an immunity does that i mean we need to get artworks from africa are on display in streaks office for decades hes travelled the continent hes worked in hospitals in uganda and south africa. And africa the time i spent in africa showed me the importance of vaccines and how much more there is to research in this area of course and above all in his speciality a china and now though in kovac 192 with a view to the fight against the corona virus in africa. Theres Less Movement is a professor of science communication in linguistics at the Council Institute for technology in germany and its a Community Mosques and services the the opinions are wide ranging the advice has changed dramatically does science have a communication problem i wouldnt say that theres a communication problem its a communication challenge why because science and Society Science and politics are very very distinct social systems science is highly specialized experts communicate in very very specialized ways and their methods and ways of working are highly highly specialized so its intrinsically a challenge to communicate about this and this is what we know every day that you need to connect with the public and there are many ways of being that understood or are making oneself not understand the bar in this communication why is it such a challenge just explain to us what scientific assessment actually is. Well scientific assessment means what sometimes in the public seems like changing opinion all the time which is actually in fact. Highly and especially in corona times where there is fed up. Involvement of ideas so we wouldnt want krone experts uncovered in 1000. 00 experts to tell us the same thing as half a year ago this would be very very old knowledge so its changing. Very high speed and people collect data and assess data and can have different assessments of these data this is the normal thing that and scientists can have disputes and discussions on findings but believe if its strange ing all the time and how can we trust scientists its a good question we need to inform trust blind trust would be Something Like believing everything what people say this is not such a good idea but inform trustworthy that we look at what kind of experts do i have in front of me that i have an expert on lets look at myself science communication so maybe i can trust this person more then someone from another area who is talking about communication and thats the same with bar owners do you for example that you might want to listen to someone whos actually studying this topic and not for example and engineer another criterion for informed trust. Benevolence soul you look at is this person really interested in the well being in the wealthy or off society you are not but youre presuming that people are listening and there are a lot of people who dont seem to be listening to science or the scientists. You know this is a big problem of course because science communication is not that about conveying information its about reaching out to people and people are very much driven by their identities for example and their values so if youre for example very much trusting. Of freedom and the if youre there and thats a free press and and just saying im not wanting anyone to tell me anything about what i should do or if i should put on a mask and its difficult to read up to these people then you have to talk about value why is this all important for you so scientists sometimes also have to talk about freedom and identity and not about the research lets us for them and as a lets move on from the cultural institutes of technology thank you very much. Time to let you ask the questions all you have to do is send them to you on you tube channel a science correspondent Derrick Williams will do the rest. Can you tell us more about mine and how long the fire us remains infectious on surfaces. Oh my its our objects that are contaminated by a sick person that can pass an infectious pathogen along to others are thinking about them in the current pandemic has evolved a lot since the beginning of the year and experts say the w. H. O. And and other Health Authorities now say that phone lines play at most a secondary role in that in the spread of covert 19 and the general consensus is that that surface transmission might be possible but is likely pretty uncommon however a few weeks ago when a new study came out of australia thats drawn attention back to the question of how much danger phone mites might potentially pose so lets take a look at it this study so to show what effects the different temperatures have on viral viability on various surfaces over time and the result that raised eyebrows was that at 20 degrees celsius the researchers detected potentially infectious virus on some materials for up to 28 days wow thats a long time for a surface to remain potentially infectious right but the thing is those experiments were carried out under very virus friendly conditions for example the viral latent test droplets that the researchers used were a standardized solution they were mucous which is thought to be a much more hostile environment for pathogens and and samples were also kept in the dark the whole time because u. V. Light quickly deactivate source code to in other words the interesting result. Dont reflect what happens in the real world which is why experts havent changed recommendations and most for main convinced that the role that surfaces play in covert 19 transmission is small. Thanks for joining us for another covert special ill see you tomorrow. Biden says trying to. Be the next u. S. President. The German Economy is issue closely. Theres a strange. One exactly. Made in germany. Next d. W. To the point strong opinions clear positions International Perspectives. Cortinas priority along seem to be restoring russia as a Global Player but despite mounting tensions in the neighborhood hes showing surprising inertia as he lost his touch russias explosive frontiers are topic on to the point. To the point of. Being 60 minutes on t w. Why did this person sees her. There are many answers. There on. The bed there is a lot that can be. To. Make up your mind. To me. Trump or biden whoever wins the us president ial election the rest of the world will be watching its safe to say that 4 years of donald trump has us president has left their mark on the worlds biggest economy and its relationship with its trading partners around the globe including europe. Welcome to made the us election a vote for free trade well thats our topic today do you remember what the world felt like 4 years ago in autumn 2016 europe had just started to come to terms with britains brics referendum yes thats 4 years ago and the bookmark makers they got it all wrong back then and they also got it wrong with predicting the outcome of the us election Hillary Clinton did not become the president of the United States well i dont know if the polls are right this year but i do know that for the Global Economy right now a lot is at stake. The u. S. Election is just days away the outcome will Impact Global trade. The question is how a quarter of all jobs in germany depend on export industries. Cannot. Overstate the importance of the transatlantic relationship its really without alternative. Zana balkan install being the varia makes Material Handlers and cranes annual sales were 420000000 euro news in 2018. Doesnt it all this is a telescopic crawl a crane we sell cranes like this to the United States north america is now our 2nd largest market off to Germany Europe and eastern europe. The Company Relies on its sales to the u. S. But says c. E. O. At a center the u. S. Also relies on his companys products. For example cranes to load exports and unload imports. Oh weve been and continue to be an essential business in america products once operational entire factories could grind to a halt. Gemini in the us have long been important trading partners but tensions have been rising in recent years rivals airbus and boeing accuse each other receiving a legal state subsidy that has been mounting criticism of german car exposed to the u. S. E. U. Countries one Big Tech Companies to pay more tax and most digital giants are american. Principles to laurie heads the German Division of u. P. S. He also heads the American Chamber of commerce in germany in that role he seeks to stick to their political fights and smee that he ruffled feathers. You know if you get outside of washington d. C. And you go out where you know most people live and work. Business in the u. S. In business in germany in europe or very interested in each others markets our job is to ignore politics as much as we can when our political. Our job is to find ways for our members to successfully pursue their Business Activities and hopefully expand grow them create jobs and encourage trade here in the union is also true trade but the competition commissioner says there is a plain meaning to regulate the u. S. Digital giants a proper european approach would be to say youre more than welcome to be successful but the saying is with success comes responsibility and this is the face that were announced say well you have to recognize that you have powers beyond anyone else and with that comes the responsibility tariffs the one way to exert pressure by making him pull is more expensive the us that tariffs on steel wine and jam. The e. U. On corn cranes and jeans. Tariffs and our view are just not helpful and they dont really achieve what you want them to achieve there is one thing that they always achieve and that is higher prices for the consumer so the damage is done to ones own country in that sense what disposal are you think of the positions on trade of the 2 candidates for the u. S. Presidency. Between President Trump and candidate biden. Its a little hard to tell i mean both of them have made statements that we find very. Wrong quite frankly. Neither has come out with a Firm Commitment to. The importance of the transatlantic relationship and the value of trade and so i think we need to get away a little bit from the emotions that are packed into the word globalization and really recognize how many jobs are created how many families are supported how much tax revenues generated and then i think anyone really looking at this calmly would say ok lets get out and do everything we can for this relationship the trade war between the u. S. And china is also having an impact on europe its caused shifts in Currency Exchange rates and made european exports more expensive in asia so charmed pub itan does the german entrepreneur actually sent a bulletin have a preference. Prompted by. Whether its trump or biden own government we have to deal with politicians of all stripes. Home and all the economy creates its own laws. Its the economy that makes the world. Of the us that is. Despite all the tariffs and arguments the United States and europe still do billions in bilateral trade every year. After 4 years in Office Everyone in the world has his or her own view off donald trump some think hes doing great they like to style of us war hes dangerous and point to several cases of misconduct perhaps even criminal misconduct or miss much debate ties to the kremlin to substantial funding from germanys biggest bank did all the us caught up with u. S. Journalist david who believes that vast loans from Deutsche Bank and able to trump to appeal rich and successful which ultimately helped him win the presidency. Donald trump and daughter bank. Relationship. And one that financial journalist david enrich has described in detail in his recent book dark tower. The bank has lent him over 2000000000. 00 over the past 20 years money and rich says not allowed donald trump to maintain his image as a successful real estate tycoon an image that paved his way to the white house. The 5 right into it how much money does Donald Trump Bank as far as we know he currently has Deutsche Bank about 300000000. 00 and then on top of that 300000000. 00 you have the cushion or family which is obviously the extended family of the trumps now thanks to the marriage of gerrard and ivanka and theyve borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars more from Deutsche Bank so all told there are certainly more than half a 1000000000. 00 in outstanding debt from the questioners and the trumps to do it back you write in your book that without. Bank donald trump would never have become president how important was the money that Deutsche Bank lent him for him becoming president i think it was indispensable from his entire basis for running for president and then being elected president in 2016 was a he was a very successful businessman and the more evidence that becomes public and the journalists gather the more we see that that really was a mirage he was not a successful businessman he was a money was an businessman and he had a very well established track record of defaulting on loans having his business is declared bankruptcy and violating contract what would it mean if the president of the United States defaulted on half a 1000000000. 00 of loans he personally guaranteed the overwhelming majority of those loans and so that means that the bank has a right to go for what money is in his bank account he has millions of dollars in various Bank Accounts in cash and in stocks and bonds the bank can go after that they could go after trump tower they could go after mara lago this is go after his plane and would they do that to the president of the United States take away basically all his belonging i dont know what they might do what i can tell you definitively is that since the morning of november 9th 2016 when donald trump had been elected the next president of the United States do it your Bank Executives in