In the coming decades, ecological degradation, rising temperatures, and extreme weather events could intensify the threats to human health posed by viruses. Climate change has always been a topic of debate, but how exactly is helping, or harming, society as we know today? We know from past epidemics that changes […]
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How the Gig Economy is Handling COVID-19
The Gig Economy The gig economy is often more volatile than traditional employment, yet 36% of all workers are involved in the gig economy. (Pew Research) Especially now, how the gig economy is handling COVID-19 is making many gig workers reconsider. Those who work in the gig economy are independent […]
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What a School Day Looks Like During a Pandemic
Around the world, businesses have been shuttering their doors, one school after another has evacuated their campus, and nations worth of citizens have been hunkering down in self-isolation. There is no denying it: COVID-19 has flipped our lives upside down. Hashtags like #FlattenTheCurve and #StayHomeSaveLives proliferate in attempts to surpass […]
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Democracy During COVID-19
While the world watches on while COVID-19 cases increase, the non-coronavirus government actions -often overlooked- have had negative effects. It has been nearly two months since the coronavirus first landed on US soil (1/22/20), with cases nearing 900,000 and deaths passing 50,000. Across the globe, numbers are reaching 3 million. Democracy […]
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How Does Each Country Enforce Quarantine?
The novel Coronavirus has caused a global pandemic and widespread quarantine. The disease does not discriminate between borders. So how do two countries vary in how they deal with those disregarding stay-at-home orders? How America Enforces Quarantine Surprisingly, America does not have a federal lockdown or anything of the sort. […]
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Will COVID-19 Have Lasting Environmental Impacts?
The coronavirus has effectively caused the entire world to come to a standstill. In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many businesses are requiring their employees to stay home, leading to millions of people facing unemployment. Additionally, students around the world have to utilize at-home learning. However, people […]
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How is the Coronavirus Pandemic Going to End?
As stock markets plunge, travel is disrupted and new coronavirus infections are diagnosed across the United States, one question on everyone’s mind is how the outbreak is going to end. No one knows for sure, but virologists say there are clues from similar outbreaks. Health officials control coronavirus through strict public health […]
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What Students need to know about how COVID-19 affects college admissions
As the stock market tumbles and more and more countries extend lockdowns, traditional institutions are disrupted. College admissions for this admissions cycle and the ones after will be drastically altered. This is how you can adapt to cancelled extracurriculars and tests. For high school seniors and other applicants awaiting decisions: […]
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How COVID-19 Affects India’s Aviation Market
The coronavirus is causing a substantial slowdown in the aviation market, with India feeling the effects this week. With the government pulling out all the stops to make the airline as profitable as possible, could this put a damper on the efforts? How will the virus affect the airline? India […]
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Teens Rise Up To The Coronavirus
During these times of isolation, all groups of all types are rising up to take action. Teens, especially, have shown what they can accomplish against the Coronavirus. Among other things, they are fundraising, creating masks for health care workers and researching the virus itself. With the US leading the number […]