Hear about potential White House interference with the work of COVID-19 scientists at the CDC. Then, our interview continues with two Duke University researchers who have recently developed a simple, low-cost technique for assessing the ability of different face masks to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. We talk to Drs. Eric Westman and Martin Fischer about how they compared 14 different masks for their efficacy in reducing respiratory droplets.Their article was published in the September 2, 2020 issue of 'Science Advances': https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083Thanks to Ruth Newman for facilitating this interview.Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/Bench Talk | Trump Interference with the CDC; Interview about Face Masks (continued) | Dec 28 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.