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Hiroshima Timeline project under fire for racism, fabricated history · Global Voices
“Those damn Koreans (朝鮮人の奴ら) are openly taunting us, saying “The war’s going to be over soon” and “Japan’s going to lose, you know.” Excerpt from Hiroshima Timeline tweet on June 16, 2020. Screenshot of Tweet has been cropped, with full tweet embedded below. Image widely shared on social media. An innovativeContinue Reading
Coronavirus reinfection – what it actually means, and why you shouldn’t panic
Scientists in Hong Kong have reported the first confirmed case of reinfection with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, reportedly backed up by genetic sequences of the two episodes of the 33-year-old man’s infections in March and in August 2020. Naturally people are worried what this could mean for our chancesContinue Reading
Spain’s scandal-hit former king leaves the country · Global Voices
Spaniards reacted on Twitter with the hashtag #RepúblicaYa The image of the former King Juan Carlos of Spain on a one euro coin. Photo taken by the author. The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos de Borbón, left the country in early August 2020 following a recent investigation into allegedContinue Reading
School run: cutting car use will take much more than educating children and parents
CatwalkPhotos/Shutterstock As the summer holidays come to an end and children return to school following lockdown, there couldn’t be a better time for us to consider the school commute. Nowadays, many children in the UK commute to school by car. But getting more parents to ditch the car for schoolContinue Reading
Reorienting Taiwan and Hong Kong: New avenues for building power · Global Voices
Thirtieth celebration of the June 4, 1989 massacre on Tiananmen Square, taking place in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on June 4, 2019, with the presence of Hong Kong activists on stage. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. This article by Brian Hioe was originally published onContinue Reading
Grab a rope: seven reasons why skipping is so good for you
It's fun, affordable, portable and good for your health. VGstockstudio/ Shutterstock While many of us may remember skipping as something we did as children, the pastime has regained popularity during the pandemic as a way of keeping fit. Not only is jumping rope a fun, affordable and portable form ofContinue Reading
Why women’s rights and digital rights go hand-in-hand on Namibian Twitter · Global Voices
Activists wage a fight for abortion rights on Twitter A woman communicates on her smartphone. Photo via MaxPixel / Creative Commons Zero – CC0. In Namibia, amid the fourth wave of feminist uprisings in the technology age, activists flocked to social media platforms like Twitter to organize an online campaignContinue Reading
Vaping increases risk of coronavirus – here’s the science
Jenov Jenovallen/Shutterstock By now, we are all familiar with guidance on how to reduce your risk of contracting coronavirus: wash your hands, wear a mask, social distance. But here’s another important piece of advice: don’t vape. Smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for more severe forms ofContinue Reading
Science superpower aspirations risk falling short unless they work for the whole UK
What will be Britain’s place in the world after Brexit? Since the publication of the UK government’s research and development (R&D) roadmap, one part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s answer to this question has become far clearer: the future of the UK is, apparently, as a “science superpower”. At firstContinue Reading
Five ways to support new parents returning to work during the pandemic
Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock Returning to work after having a baby is highly taxing under normal circumstances, but it’s especially tough now. Returning parents currently face a triple whammy of readjusting to work, sorting out childcare and coping with pandemic-related restrictions that weren’t there when they went on leave. It’s a lotContinue Reading