Americans disagree on how risky the coronavirus is, but most are changing their behavior anyway
Using a survey taken from March 10 – March 16, social scientists tried to untangle the complicated connection between feelings of vulnerability and behavior change in response to the coronavirus.
Daniel Bennett, Assistant Professor (Research) of Economics, University of Southern California
• conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~7 min
March 26, 2020 • ~7 min
#COVID19: Social media both a blessing and a curse during coronavirus pandemic
In an age of social media and the propensity for misinformation to spread like wildfire, organizations and governments should consider social media strategies in pandemic response planning.
Fuyuki Kurasawa, York Research Chair in Global Digital Citizenship, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, York University, Canada
• conversation
March 22, 2020 • ~9 min
March 22, 2020 • ~9 min
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