Covid-19 death statistics say little about susceptible population Richard A. Goldstein¹, Asif U. Tamuri², David D. Pollock³ ¹Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London; ²Research IT Services, University College London; ³Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine The Circular Classroom: a Free Toolkit for Activating the Circular Economy through Experiential Learning Finland is, by many accounts, known as having the world’s best education system, thanks to its no-homework, student-centric, interdisciplinary, life-skills teaching approach, and for its commitment to experiential and phenomena-based learning (more on this here, here and here). So when I was invited last year to work on a progressive initiative to design curriculum focusing on the Circular Economy, sustainability, and creative problem solving for Finnish high schools, I was extremely excited by the potential for this project to have far-reaching educational impacts. The Circular Classroom is a free, multilingual educational resource for students and teachers alike, designed to integrate circular thinking into high school and upper secondary classrooms in Finland, all packaged up in a fun, beautiful format. I designed the Circular Classroom curriculum materials through a co-creation process utilizing the Disruptive Design Method.
New Immune Cell on the Block During Viral Lung Infections Scientists have identified a novel group of immune cells in the lungs that are associated with the control of inflammation during viral infections, like influenza or possibly coronavirus. This discovery may help to advance the development of therapeutics to treat inflammation-related lung conditions such as bronchitis, influenza and potentially even COVID-19. Macrophages are an important subset of phagocytic immune cells found throughout the body that form part of our body’s first line of defense against invading foreign material, including bacteria and viruses. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are a well-known inhabitant of the lungs and are responsible for direct clearance of viruses. This new group of immune cells, identified in the lungs of mice, are a distinct group of macrophages, dubbed NAMs (nerve and airway associated macrophages), that appear instead to moderate inflammation in the lungs during viral infection.
Saving for a rainy day – and managing other unexpected shocks - Think Forward Initiative 1 Grinstein-Weiss, M., Russell, B. D., Gale, W. G., Key, C. & Ariely, D. (2017) Behavioral Interventions to Increase Tax-Time Saving: Evidence from a National Randomized Trial. Our experts are closely following and analyzing updates on this COVID-19 outbreak. Coronaviruses are a family of RNA viruses that typically cause mild respiratory disease in humans. A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Our experts are closely following and analyzing updates on this outbreak. The following resources will be routinely updated.
GFIS Description: The Spain Node was established in 2010, under the auspices of PROSPEKTIKER in San Sebastián. Most recent work is the translation and analysis of initial Millennium Project Work/Tech 2025 study with support from Telefonica. The first Node meeting of the Spanish Node was held on May 11, 2010. Understanding global health governance as a complex adaptive system: Global Public Health: Vol 6, No 6 Introduction While it is difficult to point to a specific turning point in the evolution from international health towards global health, the changes that have lead Rosenau (2003, pp. 410–414) to relinquish the use of the term ‘international’ in his conceptualisation of world affairs are evident also within the health sector. The past decade and a half has seen a substantial increase in the numbers of stakeholders in health, and in the configuring of their relationships. Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have proliferated, particularly at the local level, and bilateral donors have moved from project-based engagement to offer leadership in programmatic and sectoral approaches (Buse and Walt 1997Buse, K. and Walt, G. 1997.
Global Futures Intelligence System Versión Española Global Futures Intelligence System (GFIS) To subscribe click here Short video overview Short description The Millennium Project (MP) is integrating all of its information, groups, and software into a "Global Futures Intelligence System" (GFIS). GFIS* is The Millennium Project’s new way for you to participate with and have access to all of our resources in one place. Coronavirus: Research, Commentary, and News The Science journals are striving to provide the best and most timely research, analysis, and news coverage of COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. All content is free to access. News Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.
“Gradually, then suddenly” — 4 ways to think about Coronavirus The current situation around the coronavirus epidemic is evolving rapidly. In some of my social circles the most pressing worry is, however, not centered on what we ought to be doing to get this under control. For many people the overriding concern is seemingly not to be seen as worried or, God forbid, as “panicking”. From what I can tell this doesn’t derive from a sober analysis of the facts but from some sort of magical thinking which says that bad things haven’t happened here in a long time and therefore surely this cannot be bad. Mental models, like the one just mentioned above, are the things which help us think about the world. That’s why, in situations like these, it may be helpful to examine and challenge our mental models.
COVID-19 Authorities, Contract Vehicles, and Initiatives (a) Micro-purchase threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster. (See 2.101) 13 Coronavirus myths busted by science As the novel coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, news articles and social media posts about the outbreak continue to spread online. Unfortunately, this relentless flood of information can make it difficult to separate fact from fiction — and during a viral outbreak, rumors and misinformation can be dangerous. Here at Live Science, we've compiled a list of the most pervasive myths about the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, the disease it causes, and explained why these rumors are misleading, or just plain wrong. Myth: Face masks can protect you from the virus
Cecilia Milesi Name: Cecilia Milesi Cities: Latin American cities, Barcelona & London Date of birth: 29/08/1974 Educational and other qualifications: degree in Sociology from University of Buenos Aires, diploma in Anthropology from FLACSO (Latin America Faculty of Social Sciences) and a Masters in Violence, Conflict and Development from SOAS, University of London. She was selected Fellow of the BRICS Policy Center, Global South Unit for Mediation, Brazil (2014). Trained mediator and facilitator.
The coronavirus did not escape from a lab. Here's how we know. Editor's note: On April 16, news came out that the U.S. government said it was investigating the possibility that the novel coronavirus may have somehow escaped from a lab, though experts still think the possibility that it was engineered is unlikely. This Live Science report explores the origin of SARS-CoV-2. As the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 spreads across the globe, with cases surpassing 284,000 worldwide today (March 20), misinformation is spreading almost as fast. One persistent myth is that this virus, called SARS-CoV-2, was made by scientists and escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak began. A new analysis of SARS-CoV-2 may finally put that latter idea to bed.