Pandemic

On January 19, 2020, I was boarding a long awaited flight to visit my family in Nova Scotia over the Chinese New Year holiday. A high school principal at an international school, it was my fourth year living and working in China. I loved living in China. The people, my…

Making decisions about early intubation based on uncertain evidence — At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a lot of chaos. Hospitals were suddenly faced with thousands of people who were very sick with a completely new disease. Instead of the usual decision-making, with decades of research to fall back on, a lot of doctors were forced to…

From cancer immunotherapy and antibiotics to GMO crops and pandemic surveillance, gain of function is a cornerstone of basic research. — Seema Lakdawala, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University and Adjunct Professor Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh & Anice Lowen, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University The term “gain of function” is often taken to refer to research with viruses that puts society at…

With a few exceptions, socialist movements do not seem to care a damn about the fact that if they gather in stuffy rooms without face masks during a pandemic, they exclude many of their comrades. I’m not going to point fingers, but examples abound. We need to learn. Or can’t…

The isolation of the pandemic has helped me gain some great habits. One such activity is listening to audiobooks. I never thought I would succumb, as I used to think it definitely can’t beat actually reading a book I can hold. …

The rabbit hole of social media Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a destructive event. It has killed millions of people. It has created a deep economic problem all around the globe. Many experts believe it will take decades before humanity bounces back from the catastrophic effects of this virus. …

You may be all wondering what a hikikomori is after reading the title. Well, let’s get that out of the way first before diving into anything else. Hikikomori is a Japanese term for a shut in. — In Japan many young adults and teenagers for reasons known only to them at a certain point stop coming out of their rooms. Instead, they start living their lives in the four confines of their room and detest social interaction. …

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump — please swear on the Bible — ∘ Judgment day will come! · 7/6/2020 UK Coronavirus Diaries ∘ Just like that complete utter dick of a President across the pond. · Some of us did just that — Criticized all of this in real-time · Is this their one and only defense to try to get away with it? · These…

So when I first mentioned our greed problem in America, I was talking about our housing greed. One of the HUGE problems in our grand issue of homelessness is our damn housing. There is a shortage of 7.3 …