Too many tweets from cities lose citizen’s attention

When it comes to getting out important messages like health advisories, cities should tweet less, not more, researchers find.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
April 9, 2020 • ~5 min

Republican governors stalled on social distancing for COVID-19

"Fighting COVID-19 shouldn't be a partisan issue: The virus doesn't care what party you belong to, and everyone is at risk."

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
April 8, 2020 • ~5 min

Car dependency: UK government can't cut driving and build lots of roads at same time

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for fewer cars and better public transport.

Stephen Joseph, Visiting Professor, Smart Mobility Research Unit, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
April 6, 2020 • ~6 min

Coronavirus: do governments ever truly listen to 'the science'?

More often than not, governments decide what 'the best available evidence' is.

Reiner Grundmann, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University of Nottingham • conversation
April 3, 2020 • ~6 min

3 Questions: Greg Britten on how marine life can recover by 2050

Committing to aggressive conservation efforts could rebuild ocean habitats and species populations in a few decades.

Lauren Hinkel | EAPS • mit
April 3, 2020 • ~10 min

What does a state of emergency mean in the face of the coronavirus?

The federal government has declared a state of emergency over COVID-19. Two public health scholars explain what that means.

Marian Moser Jones, Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Family Science, University of Maryland • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~6 min

Is it time to consider universal basic income?

Will the coronavirus pandemic cause US policymakers to think more about providing a universal basic income for Americans? A historian thinks so.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
March 25, 2020 • ~1 min

Coronavirus: how the UK government is using behavioural science

Behavioural science explained.

Stuart Mills, PhD Researcher, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
March 24, 2020 • ~7 min

MIT joins White House supercomputing effort to speed up search for Covid-19 solutions

Consortium includes industry, government, and academic institutions.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 23, 2020 • ~4 min

Coronavirus: can herd immunity really protect us?

Letting the virus 'pass through the community' is not a good public health strategy.

Jeremy Rossman, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology and President of Research-Aid Networks, University of Kent • conversation
March 13, 2020 • ~5 min

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