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Party on! Why some young people are more concerned about their reputations than catching coronavirus

  • Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Director, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Sun, sea and social irresponsibility? Spring breakers in Florida.Julio Cortez/AP Photo

“Are you going to Cooper’s party tonight?” asked a young female voice behind me to a friend.

It wasn’t a conversation opener I had expected to hear during my grocery run, some 14 days into a crisis in which everyone is being urged to stay...

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Making music at a distance – how to come together online to spark your creativity

  • Written by Clint Randles, Associate Professor of Music Education, University of South Florida
Nathan Williams and his band play zydeco from the back of a truck in a Lousiana Mardi Gras parade. Philip Gould/Corbis via Getty Images

People are social creatures. While many of us are making the best of social isolation, we’re much better together than apart. This is especially true with music that we create collectively – everything...

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3 things to consider before you let your child play chess online

  • Written by Alexey W. Root, Lecturer in Education, University of Texas at Dallas
Chess websites abound for those interested in taking up the royal game.romrodinka/Getty Images

Editor’s note: The school closures forced by COVID-19 have parents and students searching for ways to make the best of their time indoors. Here, Alexey Root, a former U.S. Women’s Chess Champion who teaches online courses about chess in...

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Muslim women who cover their faces find greater acceptance among coronavirus masks – 'Nobody is giving me dirty looks'

  • Written by Anna Piela, Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies and Gender, Northwestern University
A woman wearing a niqab and headscarf, with other shoppers in Istanbul, August 13, 2018. YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images

Americans began donning face masks this week after federal and local officials changed their position on whether face coverings protect against coronavirus.

This is new terrain for many, who find themselves unable to recognize...

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Who wants to be a governor now?

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
Good old days: Before the coronavirus hit, governors, like California's Gavin Newsom, had easier jobs.AP/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool

“Governors Have the Best Political Jobs in America” is the name of one of my lectures in a leadership course I occasionally teach at the University of Virginia.

In that class, I describe how governors have huge...

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Plummeting tax revenues will put governors in tough budget situations

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
Good old days: Before the coronavirus hit, governors, like California's Gavin Newsom, had easier jobs.AP/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool

“Governors Have the Best Political Jobs in America” is the name of one of my lectures in a leadership course I occasionally teach at the University of Virginia.

In that class, I describe how governors have huge...

Read more: Plummeting tax revenues will put governors in tough budget situations

Terrorists, militants and criminal gangs join the fight against the coronavirus

  • Written by Jori Breslawski, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Maryland
Members of an arm of Hezbollah spray disinfectant in a Beirut neighborhood to fight the spread of the coronavirus.AP Photo/Bilal Hussein

The favelas of Rio de Janeiro are a toxic mix of tight quarters, few if any health services and little clean water for residents to wash their hands.

In these conditions ripe for the spread of the coronavirus, the...

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Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside – but privacy and security are far from perfect

  • Written by Elizabeth Stoycheff, Associate Professor of Communication, Wayne State University
Face to face, virtually.SammyVision/Moment via Getty Images

If, before COVID-19, you were concerned about all the data that technology companies had about you, just wait. As stay-at-home orders push more professional and social activities online, it’s becoming harder to remain in control.

Look no further than Zoom, which suffered dual security...

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Study shows pangolins may have passed new coronavirus from bats to humans

  • Written by Yang Zhang, Professor of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, University of Michigan
This Sunda pangolin found throughout Southeast Asia is currently considered to be critically endangered.Piekfrosch / German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Pangolins, not snakes, may be the missing link for transmission of the new coronavirus from bats to humans.

Since its initial outbreak at Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, in late 2019,...

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Why coronavirus death rates can't be summed up in one simple number

  • Written by Jonathan Fuller, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
When leaders make public health decisions, such as how long social distancing should be maintained to reduce the coronavirus death toll, they often use mathematical models. The numbers aren't always as simple as they seem.Alex Brandon/AP

When people fall seriously ill from the new coronavirus, death rates become a highly personal matter. Yet we...

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  4. The unintended consequences of marijuana decriminalization
  5. A decade after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, offshore drilling is still unsafe
  6. Inside the Beatles' messy breakup, 50 years ago
  7. Going back to school to deal with hard times? For-profit schools could make things even harder
  8. Why your local store keeps running out of flour, toilet paper and prescription drugs
  9. Video: The coronavirus pandemic lays bare a host of cyber issues
  10. Clear, consistent health messaging critical to stemming epidemics and limiting coronavirus deaths
  11. COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins
  12. How can the houseless fight the coronavirus? A community organization partners with academics to create a grassroots hand-washing infrastructure
  13. For asthma patients, the novel coronavirus can be scary. Here's what you need to know
  14. Coronavirus research done too fast is testing publishing safeguards, bad science is getting through
  15. Here's how Americans coped during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
  16. Coronavirus: Developing economies are getting crushed – here's why their rich neighbors should help them
  17. Digital surveillance can help bring the coronavirus pandemic under control – but also threatens privacy
  18. Visualizing the virus
  19. Why sports still matter – even in a time when you can't actually watch any
  20. Overloaded morgues, mass graves and infectious remains: How forensic pathologists handle the coronavirus dead
  21. Bernie drops out, as Democrats pick pragmatism over consistency
  22. Don't rely on a quarantini to boost your immune system during coronavirus
  23. Math misconceptions may lead people to underestimate the true threat of COVID-19
  24. Social distancing increased over the course of human history – but so did empathy and new ways to connect
  25. In the rush to innovate for COVID-19 drugs, sound science is still essential
  26. The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from 'yellow peril' to 'model minority' to the 'Chinese virus'
  27. Porn use is up, thanks to the pandemic
  28. A coronavirus vaccine that wouldn't require a shot
  29. America is drinking its way through the coronavirus crisis – that means more health woes ahead
  30. Domestic violence growing in wake of coronavirus outbreak
  31. A virtual Passover may be the first for many, but Judaism has a long history of ritual innovation
  32. With Boris Johnson in intensive care, who runs the UK?
  33. ¿Qué tipo de vacunas están desarrollando los laboratorios contra el coronavirus?
  34. Beyond sanitizing and social distancing – a healthy circadian rhythm may keep you sane and increase resilience to fight COVID-19
  35. What does 'recovered from coronavirus' mean? 4 questions answered about how some survive and what happens next
  36. Hoarding during the coronavirus isn't just unnecessary, it's ethically wrong
  37. Striking Amazon, Instacart employees reveal how a basic economic principle could derail our ability to combat the coronavirus
  38. 6 ways to build motivation to do your schoolwork now that you're forced to learn online at home
  39. A world without sports
  40. Crops could face double trouble from insects and a warming climate
  41. Coronavirus versus democracy: 5 countries where emergency powers risk abuse
  42. Democratic governors are quicker in responding to the coronavirus than Republicans
  43. Why Latino citizens are worrying more about deportation
  44. The CDC now recommends wearing a mask in some cases – a physician explains why and when to wear one
  45. Doctors are making life-and-death choices over coronavirus patients – it could have long-term consequences for them
  46. Social media fuels wave of coronavirus misinformation as users focus on popularity, not accuracy
  47. Stuck at home with your partner? Look to retirees for how to make it work
  48. Here's how scientists are tracking the genetic evolution of COVID-19
  49. Shipwrecked! How social isolation can enrich our spiritual lives – like Robinson Crusoe
  50. Census 2020 will protect your privacy more than ever – but at the price of accuracy