Defending our capacity for attention and empathy
How can we create flourishing human relationships? Jaron Lanier, one of the founders of virtual reality, asked the following question,...
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Metro Manila may return to stricter quarantine level if cases hit 85k by end of July
In a press briefing yesterday, July 22, 2020, presidential spokesperson said that the Philippines’ capital may revert back to a...
20% of Filipinos go hungry amid COVID
A recent survey conducted by the SWS discovered that 5.2 million or 20.9% of Filipinos have experienced involuntary hunger over...
Education secretary: Children need human interaction
Philippines’ eduction secretary Leonor Briones cites the importance of human interaction to the development of children as rationale for allowing...
Clinical trial for virgin coconut oil shows potential as supplement COVID-19 treatment
Clinical trials on virgin coconut oil (VCO) as a supplement for treatment of COVID-19 is showing promise as a majority...
We are living in a manufactured nightmare
This article written by Vernon Coleman looks back on the predictions and analyses he made early in the pandemic and...
Coronavirus skepticism on the rise in Switzerland
A new poll from the Swiss media outlet 20 Minutes found that in five adults in Switzerland have doubts about...
No Need To Panic Over Infection Numbers: Deaths Continue To Decrease
At this time, the number of infections, while important, is not the overriding indicator to base policy decisions on. There...
Where is the evidence for the coronavirus panic?
This article written by Roger W. Koops for the American Institute for Economic Research says that there is no extraordinary...
The COVID-19 curve has been flattened: Why aren’t all lockdowns lifted?
When lockdowns were first implemented in March 2020, the goal was to flatten the curve - to give health care...