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Tag: Pandemic

‘Each Burning Pyre Is an Unspeakable, Screeching Horror’
The dreadful statistics coming out of India are not just numbers – they relate to people and to suffering.

It’s Down to School Subjects Now
Geometry confines us, statistics define us, geography completely defeats us and science is largely ignored.

‘Doing Nothing’: Is it a Form of Resistance or Just an Indulgence For a Lucky Few?
The ethics of idleness have been debated for thousands of years.

‘Relationship Glasses’ Shape How We See the Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Our Partners
People create beliefs about their romantic partner that affect how they respond to them and interpret their behaviour. These beliefs can act as rose-tinted glasses, or as a darker …

How Ernest Hemingway Really Responded to the Spanish Flu Pandemic
Hemingway’s response to death and disease was very different from the parody that circulated earlier this year.