I’ve been thinking about what the world will be like post-Covid-19. Which led me to have a conversation with futures researcher, Elliott Montgomery, who along with Chris Woebken cofounded The Extrapolation Factory, an award-winning design-based research studio for participatory futures studies. The studio develops experimental methods for collaboratively prototyping, experiencing and impacting our individual futures. Extrapolation,... Continue Reading →
The Scientific Advances We Need To Stop COVID-19
Pandemic I: The First Modern Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic pits all of humanity against the virus. The damage to health, wealth, and well-being has already been enormous. This is like a world war, except in this case, we’re all on the same side. Everyone can work together to learn about the disease and develop tools... Continue Reading →
Alain de Botton on Existential Maturity and What Emotional Intelligence Really Means
“The emotionally intelligent person knows that they will only ever be mentally healthy in a few areas and at certain moments, but is committed to fathoming their inadequacies and warning others of them in good time, with apology and charm.” “Maturity is the ability to live fully and equally in multiple contexts,” poet and philosopher... Continue Reading →
Scientific Pioneer June Almeida is Finally Being Acknowledged For Virology Breakthroughs She Made a Half Century Ago.
She discovered coronaviruses decades ago—but got little recognition Scientist June Almeida operates an electron microscope in 1963 at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, Canada. One year later, Almeida would become the first person to see a coronavirus using microscope techniques she developed. WHEN JUNE ALMEIDA peered into her electron microscope in 1964, she saw a... Continue Reading →
COVID-19 Talks
Covid-19 Talks are original TED & TEDx videos to raise awareness on the global Coronavirus outbreak and share information on how to prevent its spread. (playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBficFdx54nTO3dxOf-M-cnkW1Cc9CF61 Source: TEDx Athens YouTube Channel
What is Corona Virus?
What is Corona virus? What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-COV2 is a new strain that was discovered in 2019 and has... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus, Wuhan virus, SARS, augmented reality.
We look at the molecules used by coronaviruses to infect human cells including a human corona virus that causes colds and the SARS and Wuhan coronaviruses that cause more serious illness. The presentation uses free ChimeraX virtual reality software developed University of California at San Francisco with support from the National Institute for Allergy and... Continue Reading →
Tips & Facts for the Coronavirus by the World Health Organization
Pass The Message. These pictures with the short messages make it easier, both for adults and for kids, to understand how the Coronavirus spreads, what can we do to be protected and how to cope with the challenges we have to face. (You can find more at the World Health Organization's page.) Source: World Health... Continue Reading →
COVID-19 A TEDxAthens Talk
Το TEDxAthens έχει δεσμευτεί να κατανοεί τον συνεχώς μεταβαλλόμενο κόσμο που μας περιβάλλει μέσω τεκμηριωμένων ομιλιών. Καθώς παρατηρούμε τα αποτελέσματα της εξάπλωσης του COVID-19 σε παγκόσμια κλίμακα, αισθανόμαστε την υποχρέωση να σας παρέχουμε το καλύτερο δυνατό ενημερωτικό περιεχόμενο που είναι διαθέσιμο αυτή τη στιγμή, καθώς βιώνουμε αυτή τη νέα πραγματικότητα. Σας καλούμε να παρακολουθήσετε το... Continue Reading →
Learning To Live With The Coronavirus
Hosted by Michael Barbaro, produced by Clare Toeniskoetter and Michael Simon Johnson, and edited by Wendy Dorr Our science reporter answers your questions about how to protect yourself and your loved ones from the pandemic. Friday, March 13th, 2020Clare Toeniskoetter Test test, test. OK. Just got to Donald’s. Is it OK to lock my bike... Continue Reading →
