Month: April 2020

51 Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Positive Again in South Korea

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There’s been a lot of discussion and speculation as to whether or not someone who has already contracted Coronavirus can get sick again. I came across this article today, which presents somewhat pessimistic findings… https://nypost.com/2020/04/07/51-recovered-coronavirus-patients-test-positive-again-in-south-korea/ Brown, Lee. “51 Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Positive Again in South Korea.” The New York Post. April 7, 2020.

“Coronavirus Turns Urban Life’s Roar to Whisper on World’s Seismographs,” in the New York Times, April 8th, 2020

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^graph from the Royal Observatory of Belgium’s Twitter account And now for a little bit of science that doesn’t involve viruses and vaccines! I’m fascinated by the ways that coronavirus can be measured through other aspects of human behavior (for instance, carbon emissions are plummeting right now). Geologists can pick up more than just earthquakes … Read more

COVID-19 Meme Demonstrating Media and Government Corruption

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Social Media has become a source of News to many generations, young and old, and can be utilized to express, converse, and make sense of our modern epidemic. Doctor Brooke Magnanti, a former research scientist and now blogger/writer, shared a Meme based off the popular comedy TV show Rick and Morty. This meme demonstrates what … Read more

The Minimum Wage During Covid-19

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https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/03/24/cleaners-are-on-the-front-lines-of-the-covid-19-crisis-but-many-work-with-little-protection-for-less-than-minimum-wage-and-theyre-scared.html For years now it has become evident that the federal minimum wage is not a livable wage. Now, during a crisis like Covid-19, this fact has become even more alarming and evident than ever before. Minimum wage workers can barely meet their basic needs on a minimum wage salary, let alone work towards a … Read more

Timeline of Theodore Roosevelt Incident

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This website provides a timeline of the events leading up to the USS Theodore Roosevelt incident and contains an archive of primary sources. During this incident, Capt. Brett Crozier commanded a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with 4,865 sailors during a Coronavirus outbreak. After this incident, Capt. Cozier was relieved of command after writing an unclassified memo … Read more

Thompson, “The Technology That Could Free America From Quarantine,” The Atlantic, April 7, 2020.

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Here, Thompson argues for the implementation of “test and trace,” where GPS phone information is used to trace the COVID-19 trail from an infected individual to other individuals, as a way to alleviate America from quarantine. This “Waze, but for sick” system has been effective in countries like South Korea, Singapore, and China, but it … Read more

College Made Them Feel Equal. The Virus Exposed How Unequal Their Lives Are.

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The New York Times recently published an article about how during the current pandemic socioeconomic disparities among college students have been amplified. The article shares the stories of two students at Haverford College who are both on the women’s lacrosse team and are teaching assistants for the same seminar course. While both students have similar … Read more