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Wellbeing levels fell during the pandemic but improved under lockdown, data analysis shows
Daria Nipot/Shutterstock Lockdowns are seemingly vital for controlling COVID-19. Early evidence suggests they have a big effect on preventing deaths. But if we’re to keep using them, we also need to know their broader impacts. Many people are worried about lockdowns also having a negative effect on mental health. Indeed,Continue Reading
COVID-19 has accelerated digitalization but will Tunisia log on? · Global Voices
Delayed digitalization is symptomatic of a political stalemate in Tunisia Photo by Eloida Ferreira of downton Tunis, used with permission. Seen from afar, Tunisia has all the favorable conditions for digitalization, including effective and affordable internet access and a largely young and highly connected population. Yet, the nation still lags behind in theContinue Reading
Thermal cameras aren’t perfect, but they can help control the coronavirus pandemic
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the world has rushed to deploy infrared thermal imaging cameras (also known as infrared radiometers) to measure people’s temperature and the technology has become big business. Since the pandemic began, thermal cameras have been deployed in areas of high-density foot traffic such as airports,Continue Reading
How Balinese communities in Indonesia are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic · Global Voices
A seller in a Bali market. Photo by I Komang Arsa Saguna / BASAbali Wiki. Used with permission. Bali, Indonesia’s top tourism island destination, will open its borders to domestic visitors on July 31. Officials are hoping the island’s opening will slowly revive the tourism sector which was gravely affectedContinue Reading
New Edition of Welsh Meat ‘Bible’ Launched
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‘I don’t care about Hitler’: Wiley and the rise of antisemitism
There are two sets of people who nobody has really wanted to challenge. Jewish and KKK … Red Necks are the KKK and Jewish people are the Law … Work that out. This was one of the weirder recent tweets from the grime artist Wiley which caused outrage and resultedContinue Reading
Autonomous cars: five reasons they still aren’t on our roads
Grzegorz Czapski/Shutterstock Elon Musk thinks his company Tesla will have fully autonomous cars ready by the end of 2020. “There are no fundamental challenges remaining,” he said recently. “There are many small problems. And then there’s the challenge of solving all those small problems and putting the whole system together.”Continue Reading
Data analysis shows wellbeing fell during the pandemic but improved under lockdown
Daria Nipot/Shutterstock Lockdowns are seemingly vital for controlling COVID-19. Early evidence suggests they have a big effect on preventing deaths. But if we’re to keep using them, we also need to know their broader impacts. Many people are worried about lockdowns also having a negative effect on mental health. Indeed,Continue Reading
Chinese nationalists call online for more retaliation measures against US diplomacy that targets Beijing · Global Voices
Detachment ritual inside the U.S consulate in Chengdu. Screenshot from the U.S China Embassy’s video. The US abrupt decision to shut down the Chinese Consulate in Houston on July 22 shocked China, and in a tit-for-tat expected measure, Beijing announced the closure of the United States Consulate in Chengdu inContinue Reading
Mars 2020: the hunt for life on the red planet is about to get serious
Illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech Next spring is going to be a busy time for Mars. In close succession, three spacecraft will arrive at the planet, joining the dozen or so craft already circling Mars. Two of the spacecraft were launched in the past couple of weeksContinue Reading