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Is The Coronavirus Outbreak As Bad As SARS Or The 2009 Influenza Pandemic? A Biologist Explains The Clues
As the new coronavirus continues to cross international borders, the two key questions on public health officials’ minds…
2020-02-01
Fear Spreads Easily. That’s What Gives The Wuhan Coronavirus Economic Impact
One way to count the cost of the Wuhan coronavirus is by how many people catch it, and…
2020-01-31
How Contagious Is The Wuhan Coronavirus And Can You Spread It Before Symptoms Start?
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the…
2020-01-30
How Technology Is Transforming Social Work Practice And Formation
When we speak of fields that might be transformed or enhanced by technology, we usually think of industry,…
2020-01-30
These Are The 4 kinds Of Shoppers In 2020, According To IBM
With technology radically shaping the way we live, consumer shopping behaviour is one thing which fundamentally changed. Consequently,…
2020-01-30
The Deadliest Pandemics In Human History
The number of confirmed cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus in China has surpassed that of the 2003 SARS…
2020-01-29
The World’s Population Is Ageing: The Number Of Elderly People Now Exceeds The Number Of Children
The world is experiencing a shift in the population composition — the number of elderly people now exceeds…
2020-01-28
What We Know Suggests The Economic Impact Of Wuhan Coronavirus Will Be Limited
The Wuhan coronavirus has had a significant human toll. More than 100 people have died and nearly 3,000…
2020-01-28
What The Latest Coronavirus Tells Us About Emerging New Infections
Viruses are quick studies. They’re prolific at adapting to new environments and infecting new hosts. As a result…
2020-01-27
Here Are 6 Lessons Social Entrepreneurs Learned About Creating Systems Change
Systems change, is “on a large scale, changing the way a majority of relevant players solve a big…
2020-01-25
Should We Be Worried About The New Wuhan Coronavirus?
The World Health Organisation has postponed its decision about whether to classify the new Wuhan coronavirus as a…
2020-01-24
Improving Your Health: Tips from a Fellow Filipino BPO Employee
You may be one of the1.2 million-strong(and counting) BPO employees in the Philippines, working in a call center…
2020-01-21
Black Americans Mostly Left Behind By Progress Since Dr. King’s Death
On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation…
2020-01-20
If Countries Were As Large As Their Populations, Here’s How The World Would Look Like
Maps are great instruments for navigation. However, they have little to say when it comes to describing how…
2020-01-16
Asian Countries Dominate Most Powerful Passport List For 2020
Japan is once again the leader when it comes to the number of destinations a country’s passport can…
2020-01-13
In 2100, These 10 Countries Will Emerge As The Largest
Some of the ten most populous countries in the world right now will no longer be on the…
2020-01-12
The Global Gender Gap Report 2020
Our world is on its way to building fairer and more inclusive economies. One aspect where gap remains…
2020-01-10
Wright Brothers, Aircraft, And The Role Of Data
Airplanes are arguably one of the most transformative innovations of humankind. While there were multiple previous attempts to…
2019-12-17
Human Rights Day 2019: Youth Empowers Positive Dynamics
The 10th of December is celebrated as Human Rights Day. This event marks the day in 1948 the…
2019-12-10
Re-Signified: How Generation Z Is Reshaping The Way We View Consumption
Across generations, young people have always been influential. Their ideals, desires, and experiences shape the world they’re interacting…
2019-12-05
The Realities Of Being A Woman In The Workplace
Defining what it means to be a woman in the workplace isn’t easy. It wasn’t that long ago…
2019-12-04
5 Tips For Surviving In An Increasingly Uncertain World
A recent study showed that North Americans are becoming less tolerant of uncertainty. The U.S. presidential impeachment inquiry…
2019-11-25
Legal Provisions For Employment Discrimination On Criminal Records
Defining a Criminal Record It is a document that contains information about a person’s criminal history and is…
2019-11-21
The Top 10 U.S. Cities For Immigrants
Our world is becoming more and more diverse as people continue to move from their home countries to…
2019-11-20
What A Society Designed For Well-Being Looks Like
In early June last 2018, the back-to-back suicides of celebrities Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, coupled with a…
2019-11-19
Nature Is So Good for You That Even Watching It On TV Improves Well-Being
Humans have long intuited that being in nature is good for the mind and body. From indigenous adolescents…
2019-11-19
What Do We Really Celebrate on International Day for Tolerance?
November 16 marks the International Day of Tolerance. This day, we commemorate tolerance. What is this day for?…
2019-11-16
The Joker to Guy Fawkes: Why Protesters Around The World Are Wearing The Same Masks
From Hong Kong to Chile and from Lebanon to Iraq, people around the world are taking to the…
2019-11-14
Plague Was Around For Millennia Before Epidemics Took Hold – And The Way People Lived Might Be What Protected Them
One of civilization’s most prolific killers shadowed humans for thousands of years without their knowledge. The bacteria Yersinia…
2019-11-13
2019 PISA Indicators And Its Significance To Economic Growth
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a survey conceptualized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…
2019-10-23
Three Ways To Stop The Global Economic System Working For Only Rich White Men
Women’s unpaid work is worth $10 trillion annually. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’s personal wealth dwarves the health budget of…
2019-10-18
Surveying Archaeologists Across The Globe Reveals Deeper And More Widespread Roots Of The Human Age, The Anthropocene
Examples of how human societies are changing the planet abound – from building roads and houses, clearing forests…
2019-10-15
Does Your City Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Columbus Day commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas back on October 12, 1492. It is…
2019-10-14
What Makes Canadian Thanksgiving Unique
It’s Thanksgiving, are you prepared? No? It’s too early? Not if you live in Canada. Unlike Americans who…
2019-10-14
Why Don’t More Women Win Science Nobels?
All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as…
2019-10-11
Cities Alive: Designing For Urban Childhoods
Much of the things we do right now will heavily impact future generations. This goes beyond the political…
2019-10-10
Joker Makes For Uncomfortable Viewing – It Shows How Society Creates Extremists
The backlash against the backlash has begun. Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips of Hangover…
2019-10-09
Examining Inequality: A Gates Foundation Report
In the midst of the growth and development in our world, there are those who propel to new…
2019-10-07
Social Media Is A Serious Threat To Your Mental Health
The influence of social media to humans has only increased over time. Right now, this influence is of…
2019-10-06
The Joker’s Origin Story Comes At A Perfect Moment: Clowns Define Our Times
The joker, the trickster, the jester, the provocateur – there is a rich cultural history of these roles…
2019-10-04
The Countries With The Best Work-Life Balance
Getting the dynamic between work and other aspects of life can get real tricky. Which countries are getting…
2019-10-04
Why Cultural Diversity Is Significant In A Productive Workplace
Diversity matters. Allowing people to gain opportunities based on their merits instead of their identity — be it…
2019-10-03
5 US Cities With The Most Homeless People
While the United States enjoy one of the strongest economies in the world, the benefits of the country’s…
2019-10-02
Quality Of Nationality Index: What Is Your Nationality’s Worth?
Deeply saddening, yes, but the reality that can be observed in this world is that a person’s nationality…
2019-09-30
We’re Increasingly Bombarded With Choices – And It’s Stressing Us Out
Log onto Netflix, and you’ll be presented with a menu of nearly 6,000 titles. Create an OkCupid account,…
2019-09-26
Is Mental Rigidity Associated With Political Zeal?
Our world is shaping up to be one filled with extreme opinions and polarizing beliefs. This is forming…
2019-09-25
HR Tech Solutions For Forward-Thinking, Tech-Savvy Businesses
While HR is inherently all about people, its relationship with technology has never mattered more. In fact, it’s…
2019-09-20
How People Talk Now Holds Clues About Human Migration Centuries Ago
Often, you can tell where someone grew up by the way they speak. For example, if someone in…
2019-09-09
The Economic Impact Of Closing The Racial Wealth Gap
The United States is one of the world’s largest economic power and this is shown in the growth…
2019-09-06
No More Record Highs: Addressing The Plight Of Children Trapped In Armed Conflict
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recently organized a symposium in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan as a platform…
2019-09-06