Tag Archives: Health & Medicine

Without Janitors, Students Are in Charge of Keeping School Shipshape

Parents try to teach children to clean up after themselves. Now some schools are assigning sweeping, mopping, trash removal, and other cleaning work to students.

Meet the teen whose discovery could lead to a Covid-19 cure

As school doors were closing in the spring of 2020, one Texas 8th grader was using her knowledge and curiosity to tackle the pandemic.

The surprising downsides of empathy

Empathy—the ability to understand the feelings of others—is an important aspect of emotional intelligence. However, the author of this piece suggests that empathy can have negative effects. Click the link to learn more.

Emotional Intelligence

Check out this link for some information on developing emotional intelligence, which includes skills like being aware of your own emotions as well as understanding how others are feeling.

Civic Participation

Participating in society in ways like volunteering or voting provides some surprising health benefits.

How a History Textbook Would Describe 2020 So Far

How might students in the future learn about the pivotal year of 2020? Read one historian’s chapter, written when the year was only half over.

Coronavirus pandemic adds risk to already dangerous job of firefighting in western U.S.

Read about the risks faced by first responders to the nation’s wildfires and what works to mitigate them.

Coronavirus face masks: Why men are less likely to wear masks

Around the globe and regardless of politics, men are less likely than women to wear facial coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read about some of the reasons for this disparity.

The effect of Black Lives Matter protests on coronavirus cases, explained

Widespread protests led some to predict a spike in coronavirus cases. Read about why that result didn’t materialize.

Shakespeare Wrote His Best Works During a Plague

This article suggests that the shutdown of theaters due to the coronavirus could give dramatists the time and inspiration to write new plays.

Why do people react differently when confronting the same threat?

Panic buying? Hoarding toilet paper? This article explores the different ways people have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Online chess is thriving, a calming constant in a chaotic year

While COVID-19 continues to challenge us physically and emotionally, online chess is here to challenge us mentally. With limitations on what we can do in-person, more and more people are flocking to join the online chess community.

The Man of 1,000 Insect Stings

Getting stung by an insect is a real pain. Justin Schmidt, an entomologist, has been stung more than 1,000 times in the name of science. these stings can vary from mild to absolutely debilitating.

They were on a quest to visit every country. Then coronavirus happened.

People from all walks of life enjoy competitive travel. Unfortunately, the global spread of coronavirus has disrupted many people’s travel plans. Read more about the world of competitive travel and the uncertainty many travelers are facing.

‘Life may change for us all’: How we respond to the coronavirus crisis will be defining, historians say

Could the coronavirus crisis compel a divided America to become more unified? According to this article, we’re living in “a national defining moment.”

How the news changes the way we think and behave

This article presents the findings of recent research that suggests the news can make us see the world in a negative light, which has a harmful impact on our mental and physical health.

‘Out damned spot’: the Lady Macbeth hand-washing scene that became a Coronavirus meme

How can you tell the works of Shakespeare are timeless? They have a way of showing up in the popular culture of every era, sometimes in surprising ways.