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Editor's note
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News headlines continue to be dominated by the growing number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, the urgent measures being taken to stem the tide of the pandemic and the cataclysmic economic consequences already being felt. Standing back from the immediate urgency of unfolding events, Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development and Director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford, and Robert Muggah, Associate Lecturer at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, offer a wide-ranging perspective on the current crisis. They cast their minds back to the mistakes that got us here and forward to what needs to
be done. They conclude that, if we can work together – both within our countries and internationally to overcome the divides that have allowed the threats of pandemics to fester – out of the terrible fire of this pandemic a new world order could be forged.
Meanwhile, scientists around the world are working non-stop to find effective, safe treatments – or even a vaccine – for COVID-19. Ignacio López-Goñi examines the various medical and scientific angles that are being pursued.
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Top Stories
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Ian Goldin, University of Oxford; Robert Muggah, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
The consequences will be far more severe and long lasting in poorer countries.
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Scientific research on the novel coronavirus has progressed at unprecedented speed.
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Ignacio López-Goñi, Universidad de Navarra
While there is no cure for COVID-19, dozens of clinical trials are underway to test retroviral medicines and potential vaccines targeting the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19
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Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London
A poem by the Persian polymath Sa'adi helps us understand our shared vulnerability to coronavirus
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Nitya Rao, University of East Anglia
With 1.3 billion people in India under lockdown, how will it affect women, particularly those in rural areas?
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James Reade, University of Reading; Carl Singleton, University of Reading
Can statistics work out who will win the various tournaments?
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Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University
With so much sadness and loss from COVID-19, some of us may feel selfish if we complain about relative inconveniences. But because humans are creatures of habit, changes are hard.
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Education
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Ishola A. Salami, University of Ibadan
A major reason for poor performance in mathematics in Nigeria is that lessons in primary schools are not centred on pupils and activities.
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Lotje Hives, Nipissing University; Tara-Lynn Scheffel, Nipissing University
A book nest - or nook - is a cost-friendly way to model and enjoy literacy with your preschooler that invites their creative involvement and offers space for positive connections to grow.
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Arts, Culture and Society
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Matt Brennan, University of Glasgow
Clyde Stubblefield's drumming has been sampled or imitated more than 1,000 times since it was recorded in 1970.
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Alexander Diani Kofi Preko, University of Professional Studies Accra
The historic location provides a window into the potential of city tourism in Ghana.
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En Français
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Carole Daniel, SKEMA Business School; Elodie Gentina, IÉSEG School of Management
La capacité à focaliser son attention et à autoréguler ses émotions permet de limiter le stress et les risques de burn-out.
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Emmanuel Hirsch, Université Paris-Saclay
Lorsqu’émerge une nouvelle menace épidémique, la recherche entame une course contre la montre. Peut-elle s’affranchir des principes éthique qui l’encadrent en temps normal ?
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