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The science of quarantine and the social life of COVID-19, writes Aphaluck Bhatiasevi
So much has been happening in the last months. Since the WHO declared the coronavirus a global pandemic on 11th March, the situation has been rapidly evolving on a daily basis, in different parts of the world. Speaking about the social life of COVID-19, we began to hear about the virus in January, on how […]
When there is an epidemic, social prejudices arise, writes Amitangshu Acharya
In the early 1900s in New York, a strange event took place in the upscale enclaves of Long Island. Many of its denizens began to mysteriously contract typhoid. The emergence of a disease associated with filth and poverty in a slick and affluent quarter deeply unsettled the city’s medical establishment. A sanitary engineer named George […]
Why I learned about sustainability
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2018/learning-about-sustainability/
With the University announcing new training available for staff who want to learn more about sustainability, Communications Coordinator Sarah Ford-Hutchinson explains why she made sustainability part of her skillset and meets people who’ve done the same. Find out more: Training in social responsibility and sustainability for University staff Until a few years ago, I thought […]
Scratching below the surface: what can local peace agreements tell us about armed groups and conflict fragmentation, writes Juline Beaujouan, Tim Epple, Robert Wilson and Laura Wise
The call for an immediate global ceasefire launched by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on March 23, 2020, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been backed by some 70 states and answered by conflict parties in at least 9 countries around the world. In some of the most protracted contemporary conflicts, such as in […]
An SOS for nature
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/one_health/2020/10/30/an-sos-for-nature/
The health of our wildlife and conservation of biodiversity are fundamental components of a One Health approach. In this blog, Neil Anderson, Katie Beckmann and Gidona Goodman set out the major challenges facing the field and highlight education and research opportunities to move towards stronger wildlife health systems. 2020 was expected to be a very […]
"il n'est pas l'orchestra!"
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1742777_art-practice-4-2020-2021yr/2020/10/18/il-nest-pas-lorchestra/
i was directed towards this scene from David Lynch’s 2001 film ‘Mulholland Drive’ by a commenter underneath the Father John Misty performance. the point of interest starts from about 1 minute in: i have not seen Mulholland Drive, but that fact did nothing to stop me from being undeniably perturbed by the performances at the […]
The miombo: a very short introduction
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/land-system-science/2019/12/09/the-miombo-a-very-short-introduction/
Miombo is the vernacular (plural) name for Brachystegia boehmii and similar trees found across Southern Africa (Coates Palgrave et al. 2002). However the name miombo is widely used to describe the savanna woodlands of Southern Africa that are dominated by trees of the subfamily Detarioideae of the Leguminosae, mainly of the genera Brachystegia, Julbernardia and […]
The miombo: a very short introduction
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/miombo-matters/2019/12/09/the-miombo-a-very-short-introduction/
Miombo is the vernacular (plural) name for Brachystegia boehmii and similar trees found across Southern Africa (Coates Palgrave et al. 2002). However the name miombo is widely used to describe the savanna woodlands of Southern Africa that are dominated by trees of the subfamily Detarioideae of the Leguminosae, mainly of the genera Brachystegia, Julbernardia and […]
Sprint 2: Open Toolkits&Problem Scenario
“I have been just been commissioned to create an Artist’s Toolkit that is a comprehensive open educational resource (OER). I’ve been advised that I should avoid making assumptions about the learners that will use this Toolkit. Since I will only be paid when I complete the commission, I have very few resources at my disposal. […]
The Impact of Big Food on Obesity in the United States
Obesity Obesity is a major global health problem and contributes to 4.7 million premature deaths yearly.[1] Global obesity rates have nearly tripled since 1975.[2] Obesity is an epidemic[3] in the United States, with obesity rates of 41.9% for adults aged 20 and over and 19.7% for youth aged 2-19.[4] The estimated annual medical cost of […]
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