Coronavirus

With air pollution rising in China to levels that were “normal” in the pre-COVID days, and with countries all over the world celebrating the reopening of their economies, the hope…

We’re not returning to business as usual. China’s air pollution is back, as the factories are running full steam again, but shoppers will not return to the pre-COVID days. Bankruptcies…

Could we call the period before the pandemic “life,” or was it just a compulsory race to make a living? This question arises now, as we are forced to rapidly…

One of the most remarkable phenomena surrounding the coronavirus is characteristic of our time: conspiracy theories. There have been countless theories about the origin of the virus, the effectiveness of…

Quite probably, no danger has been downplayed more than the coronavirus. Since case 1, the virus has been described as a type of flu, a negligible threat to health, and…

Moving forward to the next level of social innovation The current COVID-19 crisis has pushed forward the use of technology to such a degree that every realm of our lives…

The main discourse you hear in the media concerns how fast and how much to reopen the economy. No one seems to ask why we should open it at all.…

We didn’t get the message that it sent, we only feared for our health so we went on lockdown until the pandemic subsided and we could come out again. But…

We may be relieved that the economy is reopening and we are coming out of the lockdown, but as Heraclitus said, “You cannot step into the same river twice.” Our…

As the world awakens to a new reality, the imperative role of women to put together the broken pieces and rebuild society has become more evident and urgent. “COVID-19 made…