Covid-19

Introduction This report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of healthcare facilities and their association with COVID-19 data. The analysis delves into key aspects such as the number of COVID-19 cases, mortality rates, occupancy rates, and the distribution of healthcare facilities across different states. The data spans from 2020 to 2023…

Don’t believe the self-help hype about extroverts and happiness — Before “Quarantine 2020,” as I like to call it, I was a social butterfly. I attended my weekly writer’s workshop, creating magical prose with brilliant folks in a neat cafe in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. I became close enough to my writer friends to attend non-workshop get-togethers, including a rooftop…

Winter breaks from college usually consist of travels, parties, spending time with family, and sometimes an extra class. Highlights being a wonderful day on Christmas, memories with hometown friends, and being able to celebrate the New Year. That sounds like the dream right…and that’s exactly what it is for me…

A newsletter providing a short account of the articles published in the previous month. — Hello all! It’s time for me to send another monthly update on what has been published in Microbial Instincts, an independent publication about infectious diseases and vaccines, in May 2023. As usual, here is a short list (friend-linked, no paywall) that I hope will keep you more scientifically informed: Covid-19

The Indispensable Role of Organizational Innovation in a Post-COVID-19 World: The Emergence of AI as a Catalyst In this rapidly changing world, accentuated by the whirlwinds of technological advancements and the colossal disruption of COVID-19, organizational innovation has transformed from a nice-to-have to a must-have. Gary Hamel (2006) puts it aptly when he asserts that innovation is not an auxiliary element but a core necessity for survival…

I think we all understand that disinformation is one of the biggest problems we have in our country, and our political system, right now. I don’t think there’s anyone who doubts that willful disinformation will kill our democracy if we allow it to. I certainly don’t. I’ve seen blood pool…

The year is 2020, the month…March. Lockdown for a virus called Covid-19 caused the exodus of my first college dorm into boxes which now reside in the garage of my childhood home. I’m struggling to grapple with the fact that in a blink of an eye what was once the…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the global economy, and the software outsourcing industry is no exception. As companies adapt to remote work, social distancing, and travel restrictions, the demand for offshore software development has surged. …

New/old paper news: I’m very happy to have the lead article in this Urban Studies special issue on COVID-19 and cities. It’s open access! Many thanks to Scott Orford, Yingling Fan and Phil Hubbard for having me. This article is a time capsule. I first drafted these ideas, fast, as…