Tag: COVID-19
There’s plenty of toilet paper in the US – so why...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
The other day I went into Costco to buy some toilet paper. It came as a small shock when I...
Crisis communication researcher shares 5 key principles that officials should use...
Matthew Seeger, Wayne State University
Infectious disease outbreaks have killed more people than hurricanes, wildfires or earthquakes. The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe...
Predicting the coronavirus outbreak: How AI connects the dots to warn...
Vandana Janeja, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Canadian artificial intelligence firm BlueDot has been in the news in recent weeks for warning about the new...
We’re staring down the barrel of a technical recession as the...
Warren Hogan, University of Technology Sydney
This week marks a new phase in the coronavirus crisis with the case count outside China accelerating sharply.
China’s containment...
How can we prepare for the coronavirus? 3 questions answered
Aubree Gordon, University of Michigan
Editor’s note: Public health officials in the U.S. warned that the coronavirus, which has in large part spared the U.S.,...
What are viruses anyway, and why do they make us so...
Marilyn J. Roossinck, Pennsylvania State University
Editor’s Note: You may sometimes have felt like you “have come down with a virus,” meaning that you became...
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The global impact of air conditioning: big and getting bigger
Lucas Davis, University of California, Berkeley
With a heat wave pushing the heat index well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) through much of the...
