Tag: LIFESTYLE
Community/ The Quarantine as an Opportunity to Reflect on the Self
The coronavirus pandemic has opened the windows for reflection and contemplation, and made us revisit all that we took for granted.
Community/The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Debate Around Work and Play
A young scholar looks at his own life before and during the pandemic in this engaging commentary
What primates can teach us about managing arguments during lockdown
The world may be reopening in some places, with people looking forward to pubs, restaurants and haircuts. Many of us will no doubt also...
This simple model shows the importance of wearing masks and social distancing
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
With the advent of an infectious disease outbreak, epidemiologists and public health officials quickly...
Does vitamin D ward off coronavirus? Don’t reach for the supplements yet
Vitamin D concentrations are lower in people with obesity, those with high blood pressure or diabetes and in those who smoke. It can be stored in fat cells, thus reducing the circulating concentration in the blood.
Most white parents don’t talk about racism with their kids
Report shows that among white respondents, 65% said their parents had “never” or “rarely” had conversations with them about racism when they were children.
Unplug, Detox and Go Back to Life-Affirming Activities to Stay Mentally Healthy Amid the...
Keeping our sanity intact and working towards our mental wellbeing are keys to surviving the covid-19 pandemic and long periods of compulsory isolation.
The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots
Gardening, on the other hand, has overtaken her life. Plantings that started out back have expanded around the side of the house, and gardening sessions have stretched later into the evening, when she sometimes works by headlamp.
Greens grown in urban kitchen gardens beat the lockdown blues
While the availability of a regular supply of vegetables is a concern for some during the ongoing lockdown in Indian cities, those who have been maintaining kitchen gardens for a while have a sense of relief with the availability of some vegetables in their backyard.
