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Porch piracy: Here's what we learned after watching hours of YouTube videos showing packages being pilfered from homes

  • Written by Ben Stickle, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Middle Tennessee State University
The view from the porch. AP Photo/Robert Bumsted

Deliveries of groceries and packages are soaring as physical retailers close their doors and tens of millions of Americans “shelter in place.” Moreover, the need for social distancing may encourage more delivery workers to leave packages unattended on porches rather than risk an...

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4 weird things that happen when you videoconference

  • Written by Norm Friesen, Professor of Educational Technology, Boise State University
Eye contact gets warped in the virtual world.Caroline Purser/Getty Images

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces many U.S. colleges and universities to move their courses online, connecting online via video is now having its moment.

Family, friends, neighbors and even TV talk-show hosts are now meeting and broadcasting from home. Meanwhile, Microsoft,...

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'We don’t talk in terms of supply numbers, we talk in terms of days'

  • Written by W. Graham Carlos, Chief of Medicine for Eskenazi Health; Bicentennial Professor for Indiana University, Pulmonary & Critical Care Attending Physician, Indiana University School of Medicine
Paper bags hold N95 masks that staff in the Eskenazi Hospital COVID-19 ICU need to save for reuse.W. Graham Carlos/Indiana University, Author provided

The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. You can find all of the stories here.

Brown paper bags line...

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COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression

  • Written by Jonathan Kanter, Director of the Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington

Isolation, social distancing and extreme changes in daily life are hard now, but the United States also needs to be prepared for what may be an epidemic of clinical depression because of COVID-19.

We are clinical psychological scientists at the University of Washington’s Center for the Science of Social Connection. We study human...

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COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression, and the health care system isn't ready for that, either

  • Written by Jonathan Kanter, Director of the Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington

Isolation, social distancing and extreme changes in daily life are hard now, but the United States also needs to be prepared for what may be an epidemic of clinical depression because of COVID-19.

We are clinical psychological scientists at the University of Washington’s Center for the Science of Social Connection. We study human...

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The US census has its flaws – but so has every attempt to count people throughout history

  • Written by Teresa A. Sullivan, Interim Provost, Michigan State University and President Emerita and University Professor, University of Virginia
Francis William Edmonds' 'Taking the Census,' from 1854. Heritage Art/Heritage Images/Getty Images

A few days ago, I completed my 2020 U.S. census form.

My latest book details the fundamentals and significance of the 2020 census. By April 1, every residence in the United States will be contacted, usually by mail, to answer only seven questions....

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The new coronavirus emerged from the global wildlife trade – and may be devastating enough to end it

  • Written by George Wittemyer, Associate professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
Government officers seize civets in a wildlife market in Guangzhou, China to prevent the spread of the SARS disease, Jan. 5, 2004.Dustin Shum/South China Morning Post via Getty Images

COVID-19 is one of countless emerging infectious diseases that are zoonotic, meaning they originate in animals. About 75% of emerging infectious diseases are...

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COVID-19 could shrink the earnings of 2020 graduates for years to come

  • Written by Celeste K. Carruthers, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Tennessee
Jobs could be hard to keep or find for quite a while.Chuck Savage/Getty Images

Before the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses and schools to close, high school and college graduates from the Class of 2020 could have expected to graduate into the strongest job market in 50 years.

Now, due to massive economic fallout, the Class of 2020 is at risk...

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COVID-19 will slow the global shift to renewable energy, but can't stop it

  • Written by Peter Fox-Penner, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, and Professor of Practice, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Shutdown in Seattle to slow the spread of coronavirus empties the streets, March 26, 2020. Less economic activity means less revenue for utilities.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

The renewable energy industry, which until recently was projected to enjoy rapid growth, has run into stiff headwinds as a result of three era-defining events: the COVID-19 pandemic...

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How to protect elections amid the coronavirus pandemic

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
Voters in line for Illinois primary election ballots keep their distance on March 17.AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

At least seven states have postponed their presidential primaries in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

That has raised concerns about the other states that have state elections and federal primary elections planned for later this summer...

Read more: How to protect elections amid the coronavirus pandemic

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  9. How Germany is managing its coronavirus epidemic, and reacting with disdain to Trump's policies
  10. How prisoners, soldiers and Mormon missionaries make the census more complicated
  11. National Guard joins the coronavirus response – 3 questions answered
  12. 4 tips for staying connected during coronavirus, from migrants who live far from family
  13. What early Christian communities tell us about giving financial aid at a time of crises
  14. Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a threat to be feared
  15. Fighting boredom with banjos and Russian grammar – tips from polar explorers for surviving months of isolation
  16. Social media companies are taking steps to tamp down coronavirus misinformation – but they can do more
  17. Pregnant in a time of coronavirus - the changing risks and what you need to know
  18. It's a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump – instead, they can help the public identify what's true or false
  19. Preventing COVID-19 from decimating nursing home residents requires spending money and improving infection control
  20. Pregnant in a time of coronavirus – the changing risks and what you need to know
  21. How SNAP can help people during hard economic times like these
  22. Another housing crisis is coming – and bailouts and eviction freezes won't be enough to prevent many from losing their homes
  23. Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?
  24. How responding to the new coronavirus is making the safety net for gig workers less flimsy
  25. Can I complain about coronavirus? Why it is OK to vent, sometimes
  26. Stimulus package will remain half-baked unless local governments get more of the dough
  27. We are all humanitarian negotiators now: 3 steps for planning your ‘please take social distancing seriously’ conversation
  28. Society's dependence on the internet: 5 cyber issues the coronavirus lays bare
  29. Auschwitz: Women used different survival and sabotage strategies than men at Nazi death camp
  30. 10 ways to spot online misinformation
  31. Screen time that supports new parents and young kids can enhance family health
  32. Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same
  33. 6 things you can do to cope with boredom at a time of social distancing
  34. Perfection comes at a price in latest adaptation of Austen's 'Emma'
  35. Coronavirus: a new type of vaccine using RNA could help defeat COVID-19
  36. The Federal Reserve is promising to do everything it can to save the economy – but what is that, actually?
  37. Labs are experimenting with new – but unproven – methods to create a coronavirus vaccine fast
  38. Buyer beware: Counterfeit markets can flourish during a public health crisis
  39. What 'Walden' can tell us about social distancing and focusing on life's essentials
  40. The fashionable history of social distancing
  41. What does a state of emergency mean in the face of the coronavirus?
  42. What the US can learn from other countries on COVID-19 – and its own history with pandemics
  43. Coronavirus: News media sounded the alarm for months – but few listened
  44. Americans disagree on how risky the coronavirus is, but most are changing their behavior anyway
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