By Brett Cooper Beth Palmer was 17 and dreaming of becoming a singer in March 2020 when the United Kingdom went into lockdown because of the coronavirus. One month later, she was dead. “She was a wonderful, wonderful daughter. She was just funny, she lit…
By Peter Tocci Hypothesis notwithstanding, the study cited below should pretty much settle mask (and distancing) issues. If not, we may have testament to the power of propaganda over fact. Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis Med Hypotheses. 2021 Jan; 146: 110411. Published online…
By Daisy Luther This promises to be a holiday season like no other in our memory, what with the hotly contested election, a new series of lockdowns and restrictions, and another wave of COVID-19 taking over the mainstream media headlines. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, the…
Social distancing introduced in response to COVID-19 is increasing feelings of loneliness in Scotland’s older population and impacting their wellbeing, according to a new University of Stirling study. The research has identified a link between increases in loneliness in over 60s and the worsening of…
By Kerry McDonald I read an advice article at Slate recently where a mom of a nearly five-year-old daughter wrote in to express concern that her child hasn’t seen any friends in five months, since COVID-19 lockdowns began. She said: Because of COVID, my husband…
By Patrick Wood Once upon a time, there was something called science. It included the discovery of truth about nature, the elements, the universe, etc. It was practiced by honest and accountable practitioners called scientists and engineers. They often invented cool new things as a…
By Peter Tocci Has advice from medical authority, commanded by politicians, aided by media-borne fear, created undue confidence in COVID-19 masks and social distancing? Questioning authority would be mere opinion if not based on fact and science — albeit, some ignored fact and science. Fact…
