I’m an Immunologist: Here are 7 steps I follow when deciding when and where it’s safe to go out
Quick Read Learn about the 7 steps this immunologist uses when considering how safe it is to go out
Covid-19 – Food Virologist: How to stay safe while buying groceries
4 min read Need some tips while grocery shopping during Covid-19? Erin DiCaprio, Food Virology Researcher at the University of California (Davis) offers a few
Concerned that China’s trying to “Steal” a Vaccine? There’s a simple solution: Make it Free
6 min read "...it is not clear why those of us who don’t either own large amounts of stock in drug companies or give a damn about Donald Trump’s ego, should be upset about the prospect of China “stealing” a vaccine," writes Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
Statement Regarding Historians and the Covid-19 Public Health Crisis
4 minute read A statement by the American Historical Association. A must read for academics and those who work in higher education
War is a poor metaphor for Covid-19
5 minute read Even in these pages, War has often been used as a metaphor for Covid-19. Two scholars make the case that it is a poor metaphor
COVID-19: “Plandemic” and the Seven Traits of Conspiracy-Thinking
4 min read The conspiracy theory video “Plandemic” recently went viral. 4 scholars dig into the conspiracy laced mindset
I’m a Data Scientist at the University of San Francisco, and one of a 100 experts urging governors to require public mask-wearing.
6 min read "There are numerous studies that suggest if 80% of people wear a mask in public, then COVID-19 transmission could be halted," writes Jeremy Howard, Distinguished Research Scientist at the University of San Francisco
Why are some of us busier than ever despite having nowhere to go?
5 min read Berit Brogaard, Professor and Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research at the University of Miami, comments on why some of us are more busier than ever during the COVID lockdown
15 Positive Things About Lockdown
2 min read Ronald E. Riggio, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology, Claremont McKenna College, quickly notes 15 positive things about lockdown.