August 6, 2020
(The Conversation) – Across the United States, prisons and jails have become hot spots for COVID-19. Governments at the state and federal level are being pressed to release inmates before the end of their sentence in order to minimize the … Read More
August 6, 2020
(The Guardian) – Healthcare workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed Covid-19, more likely to report inadequate or reused protective gear and nearly twice as likely as white colleagues to test positive for … Read More
August 3, 2020
(Fox News) – At a time when the relationship between the World Health Organization (WHO) and China is under intense scrutiny, human rights activists and health experts also are questioning the organization’s stance on Beijing’s questionable organ donation program. Earlier … Read More
July 30, 2020
(The Atlantic) – Xi’s pronouncements on AI have a sinister edge. Artificial intelligence has applications in nearly every human domain, from the instant translation of spoken language to early viral-outbreak detection. But Xi also wants to use AI’s awesome analytical … Read More
July 21, 2020
(Scientific American) – Studies have repeatedly shown that Black patients’ experiences with the U.S. health care system are worse than those of white patients at almost every stage, from infancy to geriatric care. In surgical settings, Black patients experience more … Read More
July 20, 2020
(New York Times) – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive demand for personal protective equipment, Chinese companies are rushing to manufacture the gear for domestic and global consumption. A New York Times visual investigation has found that some of … Read More
July 14, 2020
(AMA) Humor can help release nervous tension, express feelings of superiority and reveal struggles to assimilate something unexpected. Studying when and why things are funny is part of value theory called aesthetics. Similar to ethics, aesthetics helps individuals interrogate what … Read More
July 6, 2020
(ABC News) – Several branches of the U.S. government on Wednesday warned private companies against using supply chains tied to forced labor camps in China’s Xinjiang province. The advisory was issued shortly after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) authorities … Read More
June 30, 2020
(Associated Press) – The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country’s Han majority … Read More
June 26, 2020
(ProPublica) – Nationwide, Marion ranked as the largest recorded coronavirus outbreak of any U.S. institution in a New York Times analysis. Three other prisons, including another packed one in Scotia Township, Ohio, were in the top five. The fifth is … Read More
