Blog and updates
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4 Jun 2020
Coronavirus, Explained
This trailer from Netflix explores the coronavirus; how it developed, some of the efforts to contain it and the impact on life. There is an interesting interview in the series with Bill Gates also,...
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3 Jun 2020
Why Remote Work Is So Hard—and How It Can Be Fixed
Here is an interesting perspective on some of the challenges that people face when working remotely.
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2 Jun 2020
Trump threatens to shut down social media companies
Donald Trump has threatened to take action against social media organisations claiming that they "stifle free speech."
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1 Jun 2020
Video of white woman calling police on black man in Central Park draws outrage
Last week footage of an incident between a white woman and a black man that took place in New York went viral, and led to fierce debate about everyday racism.
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29 May 2020
Oxfam to close in 18 countries and cut 1,500 staff amid coronavirus pressures
Oxfam International has made the decision to close a number of their operations globally, and the result of which means people will lose their jobs.
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28 May 2020
Coronavirus: Tinder boss says 'dramatic' changes to dating
The boss of the dating app Tinder has described how the coronavirus has changed how people are dating.
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27 May 2020
NHS coronavirus bereavement scheme extended to low-paid workers
A scheme to help relatives of family members that have died from Covid-19, has been extended to include low-paid workers.
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26 May 2020
'Nation Branding'
Here is an video from TED discussing the concept of 'nation branding'.
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25 May 2020
Black Americans dying of Covid-19 at three times the rate of white people
Research collected by a non-partisan organisation in the USA has found that African Americans have been dying from coronavirus at a rate of three times higher than that of white people.
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22 May 2020
Dirty Streaming: The Internet's Big Secret
This video from BBC Stories examines how the internet is now as polluting as flying.
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21 May 2020
'I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left' Megan Phelps-Roper
In a bid to publish some blog posts that are not coronavirus related, here is a video from Ted by Megan Phelps-Roper, who was once a member of the controversial Westboro church in the USA.
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20 May 2020
Facebook to pay $52m for failing to protect moderators from 'horrors' of graphic content
I imagine that when Facebook was first started there was probably little consideration about the impacts of extreme content on the moderators who work for the company, however Facebook has recently...
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19 May 2020
Women's research plummets during lockdown - but articles from men increase
This article from The Guardian focuses on the difference between the amount of academic research published by women compared to men during the lockdown in the UK.
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18 May 2020
'Young face job despair'
This article from BBC News paints a bleak picture of some of the impacts of the coronavirus on young people in respect to their jobs and training.
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15 May 2020
Podcast Recommendation: Money Box - Young workers affected by coronavirus
This episode from BBC Money Box highlights the impacts on the potential financial impacts of coronavirus for young people and recent graduates.
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14 May 2020
Podcast Recommendation: Don't Tell Me the Score
This episode from Don't Tell Me the Score focuses on how to look after yourself at home during lockdown.
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13 May 2020
Podcast Recommendation: Woman's Hour - How do you feel about sending the kids back to school?
This episode from BBC Woman's Hour contains a section dedicated to understanding more about the possible implications of what will happen when schools reopen in the UK.
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12 May 2020
Podcast Recommendation: Hidden Brain
This episode from NPR Hidden Brain examines the power of social connection.
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11 May 2020
Podcast Recommendation: Grounded with Louis Theroux
Each day this week I will provide a link and brief description to a different podcast episode, the aims of which are to provide some insights on how different people are responding to life under...
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8 May 2020
Calls for health funding to be prioritised as poor bear brunt of Covid-19
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has claimed that for people living in poor parts of England and Wales are more likely to die from the coronavirus than people living in wealthier areas.
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