Our apathy is dangerous, as it creates a domino effect. Every action we take—or lack of action—affects something else, and things can go from bad to worse, very quickly. As the pandemic persists, our apathy can cause the infection rate to spike, resulting in our lives becoming more and...
it spread so fast -- and what's next? Sharing insights from the outbreak, global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh traces the spread of COVID-19, discusses why travel restrictions aren't effective and highlights the medical changes needed worldwide to ...
In a pandemic, optimism has a dark side. In situations where danger is present, excessive optimism (sometimes called irrational orunrealistic optimism) can have severe negative consequences. What is normally a strength of optimists (risk taking) becomes a dangerous weakness. Because we believe that ...
Another important thing to mention here is that dangerous wildlife encounters are always possible. Fortunately, these can be avoided by following a couple simple rules, such as avoiding night hiking in snake and bear-populated territories and staying out of the “personal space” of larger animals...
To meaningfully fix friction with bundling you would need to get down to a small number of subscriptions, which then gives those organizations an enormous (and dangerous!) amount of power. Micropayments could potentially resolve this friction in a decentralized way, which I would love to see....
such as heart disease. Early behavioral researchconcluded fear backfired.An early, influential study, for example, suggested that when people became anxious about behavior, they might tune out or even engage more in dangerous behaviors, like smoking or drinking, to cope with the anxiety stimulated ...
Again, these have been shown to be very dangerous in biological processes. And, they'll affect within humans and animals', well, development generally, and, certainly, in reproduction and brain functions. It's quite dangerous stuff. But, as you said, it's a bit like Pandora's Box, becau...
In his speeches and online posts, Trump has ramped up anti-immigrant rhetoric as he seeks the White House a third time, casting migrants as dangerous criminals “poisoning the blood” of America. Hitting the nation’s deepest fault lines of race and national identity, his messaging often re...
Cortisol, commonly known as the “stress hormone,” can work wonders for you, helping you flee dangerous situations, increasing alertness, and shielding you from viruses and bacteria. An overproduction of cortisol, however, interferes with the HPA axis and may cause it to be overly active. In ...
Obesity also emerged as a major risk for severe disease and increased mortality during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. 2.1. Obesity and COVID-19 COVID-19 disease is caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that arose in the Chinese province of...