People tend to overestimate or underestimate risk. The pandemic brings this into stark relief. Picture someone wearing an N95 mask while walking their dog through a deserted park. Contrast that with someone entering a crowded ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe global health crisis of the 21st century. While media reports and policy directives tend to focus on the health and economic aspects of the pandemic, new research suggests that the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2021
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It's not "new" news that Asian Australians are experiencing high rates of racism during the pandemic. However, existing data under-represent the true extent of COVID-related racism. The vast majority of cases aren't being ...
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2021
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Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods, have proven that businesses both big and small have the ability to survive and thrive.
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2021
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more parents of teenagers in the United States started buying firearms, according to a recent study.
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2021
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In a new survey of Los Angeles County renters, 49% of households reported that they were unable to pay all of their rent during the pandemic.
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2021
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What has been the role of the COVID-19 pandemic in the digitalisation of the hospitality industry? Domenico Morrone, Nicola Raimo, Annunziata Tarulli, and Filippo Vitolla of the Department of Management, Finance and Technology ...
Economics & Business
Jul 29, 2021
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When a team of scientists began analyzing events that influenced the world's climate in 2020, they made sure to consider the pandemic-related lockdowns that reduced emissions and led to clearer skies over many cities.
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2021
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Older people in the poorest sector of the population were more than twice as likely to feel isolated and lonely during the first lockdown than the richest, finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the University ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2021
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COVID-19 has laid bare many uncomfortable truths regarding society's overall preparedness for low-probability but high-impact events, especially global ones. These range from issues pertaining exclusively to pandemic readiness ...
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2021
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