When Covid Broke Reality
The latent horror of Eddington isn’t that it happened, but how quickly we learned to live with it.| Law & Liberty
The latent horror of Eddington isn’t that it happened, but how quickly we learned to live with it.| Law & Liberty
In 2013, I landed my dream job: Innovation Manager at KIPP Public Schools Northern California. My mission? Ensure every teacher...| Beta Classroom
Two U.S. Navy hospital ships would be deployed to provide more hospital beds to those in need on the West and East Coasts of the U.S.| ShipHub
Lockdown in Shanghai will impact China's GDP 2022 growth by 0.15 percent. How do forwarders and carriers deal with the restrictions?| ShipHub
After expanding to meet the growing mental health needs of teenagers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Oct. 7 terror attacks, the nonprofit BaMidbar will end operations on Sept. 1, the organization’s CEO, Whitney Fisch, announced on Wednesday in an email to supporters. Fisch, who joined the organization last December, told eJewishPhilanthropy... Read More The post Teen mental health nonprofit BaMidbar to shut down Sept. 1 due to financial struggles appeared first on eJewishPhilan...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Jobenomics 2022 economic forecast is cloudy with a chance of sunshine. The post Jobenomics 2022 Economic Outlook appeared first on Jobenomics.| Jobenomics
Infusion of $13 trillion by the U.S. government to combat the pandemic is necessary, but programs need to be more strategic. The post COVID 2021 Part III, Government Stimuli appeared first on Jobenomics.| Jobenomics
The pandemic provides a unique opportunity to create a more equitable society—by returning to the frontier-style capitalism that gives ordinary citizens the means to be self-sufficient and independent. Frontier-style capitalism and startup business ownership in underserved communities are underlying Jobenomics principles that grew into an international grassroots movement with chapters in four continents in less than a decade. The post COVID 2021, Part I, Scenarios appeared first on Jobenom...| Jobenomics
As an immune-compromised NMOSD patient, columnist Jennifer V. wishes others would remember the lessons of the pandemic.| Neuromyelitis News
by Lorri Bauer, MS, and Natalie Elms, MA The novel coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented and unsettling event for people of all ages, and for small children, its ever-changing nature and intense media coverage can be hard to comprehend — and even scary. Below are a few guidelines to help keep preschool-age kids calm, informed…| Rady Children's Health
Every efficient shipping company needs to know how to deal with shipping delays. Luckily, we are here to help you out.| www.ilscompany.com
For educators, there’s something about this back-to-school season that feels familiar. It’s “the amount of information that’s coming to you all at once,” said Jeremy Vidito, chief financial officer for the Detroit schools. On a recent webinar, he laid out a litany of hardships, including figuring out “what’s true, what’s not. Emergency orders. Budget cuts.” […]| The 74
American teens’ feelings of loneliness rose 8% and suicidal thoughts rose 5% between 2019 and 2023. Experts point to isolation during COVID-19 school closures as one key driver of this teen mental health crisis. But in a new study, we show that the reality around school closures might be a little more complicated. We analyzed […]| The 74
Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser— In May 2024 at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recalled that, during the pandemic, he was asked whether... READ MORE The post “Worse Things Than Dying”: The Entangled History of the Anti-Mask and Anti-Vaccination Movements appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
Students Jericho, Ellen and Parker dared to ask for more from their post-secondary education, and Trinity Western exceeded their expectations. The post Trinity Western University: Dare to Ask for More appeared first on Converge Media.| Converge Media
Page 99 of my dissertation drops the reader into what I call a “technological (dis)connective happening.” It captures a moment during the pandemic, when offline events moved online. In this scene—part of an Airbnb Online experience on Zoom—my internet connection cut out for two minutes: We could not see the others’ responses to our absence, […]| CaMP Anthropology
A Southwest Georgia man was convicted in federal court this week of wire fraud resulting from a pandemic fraud scheme involving family members. Tyreek Brown, 28, of Pelham faces a maximum of 30 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release and a $1 million fine. He will be sentenced at […]| The Georgia Sun
Lifetimes of trauma and programming form distortions in identity, certain ways of being and thinking that create safety. Being a certain way, such as pleasing, tough, good or smart, compels us to want life to be a certain way, again, for safety. Inner control creates illusions of outer control, projections from fear, which make it difficult to trust and flow with the full-spectrum rhythms of life. I’ve made it abundantly clear that the virus- and vaccine-induced collective storm is servin...| Vince Gowmon
What it felt like to watch her slow, surreal demise during a slow, surreal moment in the world. The post My Landlord Died From Cancer While We Sheltered In Place Together appeared first on Modern Loss.| Modern Loss
Level 3 of STM's SDG roadmap has launched, reminding us that academic publishers have both the responsibility & opportunity to be catalysts for positive, global change.| The Scholarly Kitchen
There was a real, measurable shift in the peak season for several endemic human pathogens as well as a rebound in infections, coinfections, and disease severity among them after the Read More ...| Virology Down Under
Words carry intent and meaning. Their misuse causes harm. The word "pandemic" has a range of definitions, and it's used regularly by experts associated with the World Health Organization (WHO). The history of its use| Virology Down Under
My research has been a culmination of witnessing, participating, and archiving otherwise invisible acts of care, hopeful experimentation, and provisional collaboration that enabled urban survival in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Paying attention to provisional and patchworked modes of response, and offering a partial yet grounded view, created a critical vantage point to examine the evolution of digital platformisation through different phases of the pandemic and beyond. Auto-ethnographi...| Platypus
"The pandemic forced the restaurant industry to evolve – or disappear. It wasn’t just about survival; it was about reinvention. Adaptability became| Modern Restaurant Management
Disparities in wealth are pronounced across racial and ethnic groups in the United States. As part of an ongoing series on inequality and equitable growth, we have been documenting the evolution of these gaps between Black, Hispanic, and white households, in this case from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2023 for a variety of assets and liabilities for a pandemic-era picture. We find that real wealth grew and that the pace of growth for Black, Hispanic, and white households...| Liberty Street Economics
After some 10 centuries of existence, universities have arrived to the end of their historical cycle. It| Cassandra's Legacy
The devil scene from Walt Disney's 1940 "Fantasia" movie. A fitting representation of the nightmare that 2020 has been. | Cassandra's Legacy
Australian COVID-19 deaths declined in 2023 and again in 2024, but SARS-CoV-2 is an additive source of death and a poorly quantified burden of chronic disease.| Virology Down Under
Scott Schara shares the story of his daughter Grace, who died in 2021, and the family’s wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital.| The New American
Wildfires come with obvious dangers, but scientists just discovered a hidden threat that's been flying under the radar.| Study Finds
Chatting about a graph of nearly a quarter of a century of Australian laboratory influenza virus detections.| Virology Down Under
Marcus Collins (Loughborough) and I just published some of the findings of the Post-Pandemic Pedagogy project. We investigated what history students and lecturers thought about teaching during the …| Making Digital History
This year, on 13 June, the European Science-Media Hub hosted a science communication workshop at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg. We talked to its| European Science-Media Hub
President Trump has again nominated Mindy Brashears to be USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety. Brashears served as Undersecretary for Food Safety for| Food Safety News
Avoiding germs is a healthy practice — but when does that avoidance become a disorder?| BYU Daily Universe
Jerusalema ikhaya lamiNgilondolozeUhambe namiZungangishiyi lana Five years ago we were wearing masks, gloves, disinfecting shopping and staying in. The covid 19 pandemic seems like another lifetime, one so completely different from now or before, scary and yet without pressure, we watched films all day and wandered the empty streets taking photos. Gaza was not a […]| Magicmenagerie's Blog
As H5N1 avian influenza surges in mammal populations and causes new human infections, and mpox is leading to deaths of children, the former Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response warn that leaders have not done nearly enough to prepare for pandemic threats, leaving some eight billion people vulnerable. The post As H5N1 and MPOX Raise Alarm, Leaders Are Gambling Through Neglect of Pandemic Preparedness appeared first on The Independent Panel for Pandemic ...| The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
The short-term rental (STR) industry has shown incredible resilience over the past couple of years. Even since the beginning of this year, we have been hit with record-breaking demand levels and new supply has been added en masse throughout the country. So despite a global pandemic and travel restrictions threatening the industry, the STR space […] The post Recession-Proofing Your Vacation Rental Business appeared first on VRM Intel.| VRM Intel
Most of us have never seen our sense of comfort and normalcy change so quickly as we did in March 2020 with the onset of a pandemic. Schools, one of the primary necessities that shape society’s progress, were thrown into a chaotic state of immediate change from learning in the classroom to virtual learning. Students […]| NASC
Kaitlin Clinnin and sarah madoka currie acknowledge that we’re all worn out, then explore ways to contextualize the problem and show ourselves some grace.| Hybrid Pedagogy
The women want to "transmit to him our strength, the same thing that he brought to us in the difficult time of the pandemic."| New Ways Ministry
A poet's nose reports on artist Gudrun Lock's Shoreham Yards Smelling Committee| Mn Artists
By standing with tenured faculty and powerful political operatives against contingent researchers and trainees at Stanford, President Jonathan Levin has already betrayed academic freedom, writes Mallory Harris.| The Stanford Daily
Congratulations to this year’s Cybils Award Winner in Young Adult Speculative Fiction: Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer! I was honored to serve on the selection committee for this categ…| What's Not Wrong?
While there are many levers in a school system that impact student and staff well-being, the school schedule impacts all community members at the school on a daily basis, making it an essential component in addressing the well-being of the school community.| Challenge Success
Alcohol-related health issues surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 17.6% rise in mortality, calling for enhanced prevention and treatment strategies.| News-Medical
With gratitude to all my good ancestors, Please guide me and please help me do this right. I am voicing a very strong objection to politicizing our intimate reactions to the pandemic. We are all dealing with an existential crisis, and adding partisan agitation to this—on any side—is neither humane nor helpful. First, let […] The post Not Feeding Zombies During Pandemic: Politics Got Nothing to Do With It appeared first on Tessa Fights Robots.| Tessa Fights Robots
9min read More evidence of a 'evento mediatico' means less evidence the death toll is genuine.| PANDA
God places each of us in the world for such a time as this. The Regina Academies are here for you during the coronavirus pandemic, to be a resource to families.| The Regina Academies
If I had to use one word to describe the situation with content publishers and ad revenue as of late, it would be “tumultuous”. The ad revenue game was already facing some serious headwinds before The Great Upheaval. Google was looking to kill the third-party cookie, brand safety concerns ran rampant, and the sheer amount of technology and middlemen literally left a third of digital ad spend unaccounted for. With that as the backdrop, along came the health crisis, which created a situatio...| Marketing Masterminds
A new report has sounded the alarm on the evolution of the avian influenza virus, with comprehensive genome sequencing showing that the current strain is now capable of multidirectional infections across species. While human-to-human risk remains low, it's a worrying step towards the virus honing…| New Atlas
Two months shy of the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, the US has recorded its first human death as a result of avian influenza H5N1 infection. The unidentified Louisiana man contracted the virus through contact with infected wild and domestic birds on his property in…| New Atlas
Prison, wrote the Russian-American poet Joseph Brodsky, is essentially a shortage of space made up for by a surplus of time. A similar case could be made for social isolation during in the Covid-19 era, albeit in relative terms. So much has already been said about this isolation in the context of hygiene, the economy and politics, but it is now time to develop an adequate language at the human level. The post Fear, Insecurity, Suspicion and Grief. Feelings in the Time of a Pandemic appeared f...| Liberal Culture
In episode 224, Electro Soft CEO Karla Trotman explains step-by-step how she's navigated challenges and opportunities in her family business.| 21 Hats
Scaling Eden Data: Taylor Hersom, Founder & CEO, shares insights into their global scaling journey during the pandemic.| SaaStock
The Stanford professor was appointed Tuesday to lead the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya has previously made controversial critiques of lockdowns and vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.| The Stanford Daily
Vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant has dropped to 39% after 6 months. That makes it folly to pursue a normal office return. Make no mistake about the danger: the Delta surge forecast to grow much worse in the next few months. Indeed, the CDC is asking vaccinated people to wear masks and recommending booster […] The post The Folly of Normal Office Return Revealed by Delta Surge first appeared on Lead Change. The post The Folly of Normal Office Return Revealed by Delta Surge ap...| Lead Change
While the world is already four years past the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and it is officially no longer considered a global health emergency, its impact is far from over. This global crisis has not only challenged the healthcare system but has also provided valuable lessons for healthcare providers and practice leaders. As the...| My Mountain Mover
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists embraced the idea, based on past experience with other coronaviruses, that it was highly probable that the new coronavirus (Sars-Cov2) originated as a result of a zoonotic jump from an animal to people. They believed that such a jump likely occurred in the Huanan wet…| Blog of the APA
The presence of land-derived bacteria in the marine environment is an indicator of wastewater contamination and of human health at a population level. However, the survival of human viral pathogens [...] Read More... The post <strong>SARS-CoV-2 in water:</strong> A surveillance tool for infected populations appeared first on Research Outreach.| Research Outreach
About a decade ago, in the very early days of the Digital Press at the University of North Dakota, I approached a graduate student with the idea to write a little book on the last wood framed church in Grand Forks which was slated for demolition. Chris Price jumped at the chance and produced a book that far exceeded my expectations: The Old Church on Walnut Street: A Story of Immigrants and Evangelicals. The book was so charming and relevant that we released a revised edition in 2018. Needle...| The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota
Sue Bohlin blogs about suicide in the wake of the news of Rick Warren's son.| Probe Ministries
This first post in Naturally Speaking’s new COVID Q&A blog series is about Transmission and Prevention. If we don’t answer all your most pressing questions, please feel free to ask them i…| Naturally Speaking
Scientifically-informed, data-driven answers to your burning questions about the coronavirus pandemic| Naturally Speaking
Workers who contracted long COVID or suffered the most severe symptoms of the virus felt a big impact on their families’ finances from the resulting disruptions to their work, researchers at the University of South Carolina and Montana State University found.| Center for Retirement Research
Hailed as an opportunity for Scotland to learn lessons from "the pandemic", the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has instead laid bare horrific abuse and neglect through government policies.| PANDA
The World Economic Forum (WEF), run by psychopath Klaus Schwab and his international bankster and mega-corporation mates, has been exposed again with their plans to depopulate the world. They want …| Bible Science Forum
The UN’s alleged Mpox pandemic is debunked as purported symptoms are effects of COVID jabs. New Zealand’s controversial legislation allows forced vaccinations with no liability for manu…| Bible Science Forum
Dr. Mike Yeadon argues that there is no new illness called Covid-19, and no SARS-CoV-2 virus. He asserts that acute respiratory illnesses are not infectious or contagious, and that the pandemic was…| Bible Science Forum
Prof. Masanori Fukushima, Japan’s foremost oncologist, condemns mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, expressing concerns about turbo cancer and specific cancer mortalities post-vaccination, emphasizing th…| Bible Science Forum
Australian barrister Julian Gillespie argues that COVID-19 “vaccines” are GMOs, breaching the law. The court-parliament separation is compromised, serving big Pharma’s interests.| Bible Science Forum
Austrian journalist warned in 2009 of WHO’s plans for forced “biological weapon” injections. Recent developments with bird flu vaccines suggest a resurgence of these plans.| Bible Science Forum
Covid pandemic commentary and research written and compiled since 2020 by Anna Chen. Politicising Covid-19 deflected from government mishandling and cost lives, as verified by the UK Covid Inquiry.| Anna Chen – Renew the spirit, free the mind
Since the lock down, the East Falls Farmers' Market (4100 Ridge Ave) has become my primary source for fresh produce, fruit, meats, yogurt, cheese, wine, beer, etc. My wife and I still cook primarily Thai and East Asia inspired foods on a daily basis, but we have largely adapted to what is available at the market. Continue reading →| Asian Markets of Philadelphia
A Melbourne private school is making what it says is the "courageous" decision to require all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19.| www.abc.net.au
They now sound totally ridiculous, but are worth reading to try understand why the world went mad.| PANDA
The USDA plans to embark on a year-long study testing samples for bird flu from former dairy cattle moved into meat production.| Missouri Independent
A look at how labor demand has changed U.S. online job listings since the COVID-19 pandemic by geography and occupation.| Liberty Street Economics
How can they keep saying “safe” and “effective”? Because the meaning and standards used were changed I knew from the very beginning that criticizing the “safe” and “effective” narrative using data and facts were doomed to fail. I have spent many years convincing doctors that their safe and effective drugs are not as advertised but outcome data from studies and| DonaldBest.CA
Discover the future of small businesses in Latin America post-pandemic and explore growth opportunities in the digital and green economy.| Hostopia | blog
Discover how the post-COVID job seeker landscape impacts hiring for hourly workers in fast-food, c-stores, and hotels. Adapt and succeed.| Sprockets
March 13, 2020, it was evening. I was sitting in my apartment holding my phone in my hand debating calling off a commitment to speak at a Philadelphia university that evening. On the one hand, I wa…| Crutches and Spice
Throughout it all, I felt like I couldn’t trust my own judgement about the CDC’s remarks. I felt like I had during those years when doctors gaslit me about what my body was experiencing.| Crutches and Spice
Fret not, dear friends, the celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act is here. Sure, it is occurring during a pandemic that began with major publications disseminating eugenicist theories …| Crutches and Spice
My good friend Gina Menorek shared this article from NY Post on the overwhelming exhaustion among tech workers. The article talks of ‘quiet quitting’ – not quitting our jobs but q…| Curious..about data
Here are two representations of the horror of this pandemic. First, a graph of coronavirus deaths in Italy. Second, the obituary page of a newspaper in the Italian city of Bergamo, first from Febru…| dy/dan
Desmos closed its San Francisco office on March 9, about a week before the surrounding county issued a “shelter-in-place” warning. When it became clear that our local school systems wer…| dy/dan
by Bruce Wydick and Kent Annan, appearing in Christianity Today online 10/23/20 Particularly in this time of global pandemic, we want to know how to care for our local and global neighbor in ways t…| Across Two Worlds
DISSENT magazine gathered their favorite thinkers on labor and unions for a live recording of their 212th episode. With the help of Jane McAlevey, Bill Fletcher Jr., and Rebecca Dixon, they look back on 2020, a tumultuous year for workers. The post How the Pandemic Changed Our Working Lives appeared first on Jane McAlevey.| Jane McAlevey
“The smile beneath the mask—or how to communicate emotion while most of our faces are covered up.” I’m doing all I can to accept the new normal of mask-wearing 2020. Don’t get me wrong. I believe in all the life-saving reasons. I really do. Thing is, along with trying to breathe while dealing with a … Continue reading "An interview with Jesse Wilson (“The Mask Guy”)" The post An interview with Jesse Wilson (“The Mask Guy”) appeared first on Words from Cara.| Words from Cara
Have Atlanta jobs recovered from the pandemic? If so, what does that recovery look like? And how does Metro Atlanta compare to other major metropolitan areas?| 33n
(This is from a Twitter thread that grew into an essay. I’m pretty active in that domain so if interested feel free to follow here.) From a covid19 response perspective, there’s been a …| Chartwell West
I spoke with Dr. Molly Colvin and Dr. Tannahill Glen about their new book, Altered Trajectories: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Children’s Education, Mental Health and Neurodevelopment, co-authored with Dr. Jennifer Linton Reesman. We discussed the educational impact of school closures, as well as the mental health impact on kids. A crucial topic as we … Continue reading The impact of pandemic-related school closures: A conversation with Molly Colvin & Tannahill Glen| Noncompliant – the podcast
I wrote this short spoken word about the experience of grief after all we’ve been through in the pandemic. It’s really just a story, without a message except: we need to talk about our feelings, perhaps now more than ever.| Noncompliant – the podcast
A poem I wrote about having cancer treatments| Noncompliant – the podcast
Give people ways to work – Give people ways to connect. Quickly Remember one of your favorite Happy Hour or […]|
The Covid-19 pandemic changed the world. In London, a powerful tribute stands as a reminder – the National Covid Memorial Wall.| FRAME TRAVEL ROAM CAPTURE
Let's talk about the elephant in the room. The reason we've not been blogging over this summer. The pandemic, and how it is affecting us.| With Two Spoons
The coronavirus pandemic changed the way we think about travel, school and work. It also flipped the paradigm of how people navigate disasters. We need agile, open-source,… Read more "How COVID-19 flips disaster maps — and what’s next"| Resiliency Maps
Wealth disparities between Black, Hispanic, and white households have been exacerbated since the pandemic, likely due to rapid growth in financial assets more often held by white individuals.| Liberty Street Economics
