The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust to 'un-social distancing'
Ready to party post-pandemic, but at the same time feeling shy? Here's how social isolation affects the brain – and what research suggests about the effects of resocialization.
Kareem Clark, Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, Virginia Tech •
conversation
June 28, 2021 • ~8 min
June 28, 2021 • ~8 min
Pooling society's collective intelligence helped fight COVID – it must help fight future crises too
The WHO is creating a Global Pandemic Radar – an example of collective intelligence that must learn lessons from this pandemic.
Kathy Peach, Director of the Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, Nesta •
conversation
June 24, 2021 • ~16 min
June 24, 2021 • ~16 min
Pooling society's collective intelligence helped fight COVID – we can no longer ignore 'the wisdom of crowds'
The WHO is creating a Global Pandemic Radar – an example of collective intelligence that must learn lessons from this pandemic.
Kathy Peach, Director of the Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, Nesta •
conversation
June 24, 2021 • ~16 min
June 24, 2021 • ~16 min
Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution – 99% of people in poor countries are unvaccinated
The high costs of the world's colossally unequal COVID-19 immunization rates.
Maria De Jesus, Associate Professor and Research Fellow at the Center on Health, Risk, and Society, American University School of International Service •
conversation
June 22, 2021 • ~9 min
June 22, 2021 • ~9 min
As urban life resumes, can US cities avert gridlock?
The pandemic offered a tantalizing look at city life with fewer cars in the picture. But with traffic rebounding, there's limited time to lock in policies that make streets more people-friendly.
John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County •
conversation
June 21, 2021 • ~9 min
June 21, 2021 • ~9 min
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