NPR Article with Quiz
Topic #27
Polls and quizzes can help people to retain information. On January 30, 2023, National Public Radio published an article that focuses on a quiz regarding spillover viruses. We will leverage the article, linking it to our post themes and our experiments in presenting different formats. Subscribers voiced that they did enjoy the audio and/or video posts previously presented, so this is another experiment for a format other than traditional articles.
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On January 30, 2023, National Public Radio (NPR) released an article about spillover viruses (https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/01/30/1148155088/quiz-test-your-knowledge-of-spillover-viruses-starting-with-what-are-they). Some may say that it contained a gimmicky game, but I would argue that it used an interactive forum to relay information rather than passively doing so. Remember the Benjamin Franklin quote, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” With that in mind, I invite you to take the article’s seven question quiz. If you do, I believe that you will forevermore associate the subject of spillover viruses (and other microorganisms) with the facts you learned actively, enabling you to recall and discuss them better with others.
There are two reasons why this topic comprises today’s post. The first is that spillover viruses or other spillover microorganisms could very well emerge as the cause of the next pandemic we face. That next pandemic could be the black swan event that is comparable to the catastrophic, worldwide outbreak in Black Swan Impact. The second reason why the NPR article leads today’s post is that I am interested in moving toward more interactive opportunities in this Black Swan Impact Newsletter space.
Perhaps a similar presentation to that of the NPR article would be valuable to you subscribers. If there is an interactive competent beyond a simple poll, you may gain more from the experience. The goal would be to engage you to the greatest extent possible. As a former teacher, I appreciated and employed the point of Benjamin Franklin’s quote and may use that application periodically in Black Swan Impact Newsletter posts.
DIRECTIONS:
Once you have read the NPR article and taken the quiz, indicate which answer is your choice and which three are not. Your preference will also relay your opinion pertaining to the value of a similar interactive format that could be used in Black Swan Impact Newsletter posts from time-to-time.
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Results from last week’s poll: 100% believed the concept of a black swan trilogy was intriguing. 88% of you thought all three novels seem equally good, and 12% answered that Black Swan Shock grabbed their attention best. Thank you for your valuable feedback.
Next week we will remain focused on spillover viruses.
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