A new immediate pro session from the Societal Authorities Action Community identifies promising procedures to make the adoption of protecting behaviors against COVID-19, such as carrying a mask or frequently washing your hands, more possible.
Distancing
Even amid social distancing, ‘vicarious learning’ can work
“Vicarious discovering” is a term for how we discover from the encounters of others, especially individuals in our everyday particular and professional lives. But can it succeed in a time of masks, quarantining, and doing work from home? Christopher Myers, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, […]
COVID-19: Dealing With Social Distancing
Welcome to another in our collection of Coronavirus episodes of Scientific American’s Science Speak, posted on March 16th, 2020. I’m Steve Mirsky. At this place in the ongoing COVID-19 predicament, most of us have been requested to exercise social distancing. That is, remain the hell away from each and every […]