covid-19

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Store Owner in medical mask closed restaurant for quarantine
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Jay W. Richards
April 27, 2020
Economics
8

Why Did Americans Agree to a National Lockdown?

Jay W. Richards
April 27, 2020
Economics
8
Americans take our liberty seriously. We have the idea of limited government enshrined in our founding documents. So, why did we agree without a fight or a protest to shelter-in-place orders? Read More ›
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Mind Matters News
April 26, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
9

COVID-19: When 900 Bytes Shut Down the World

Mind Matters News
April 26, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
9
In the podcast “COVID-19: How 900 bytes changed the world,” Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks and Dr. Daniel Andrés Díaz-Pachón explore a dreadful truth: “Human biology is so finely tuned that less than a kilobyte of information can stop the world”, for example when embodied in an easily spread virus like COVID-19. Read More ›
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Main street sign, city center downtown, green color, Blur highrise buildings background
Christopher Rufo
April 24, 2020
Economics
7

To Hell with Main Street?

Christopher Rufo
April 24, 2020
Economics
7
In times of trouble, Americans rally around a common cause. After Pearl Harbor, we liberated much of the world; during the Cold War, we sent a man to the moon. There was a shared sensibility that Americans were unified in pursuit of the highest ideals. But after some shocks, this sense of unity proves short-lived — and shortsighted. Read More ›
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Man working from home and worried about covid-19 coronavirus
Denyse O’Leary
April 24, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
6

Five Possibly Unexpected Ways the Post-COVID Office Will Change

Denyse O’Leary
April 24, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
6
Some managers worry that remote employees will not be productive. They don’t always consider that the remote worker is the person in charge if something affects her work. For example, in an office building, if the water is shut off due to a street repair, a manager would likely co-ordinate. But at home, the worker must decide for herself how best to deal with it, while remaining productive. A level playing field would recognize overall long-term output vs. costs in either case. Read More ›
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Coronavirus disease COVID-19 infection 3D medical illustration. Floating China pathogen respiratory influenza covid virus cells. Dangerous asian ncov corona virus, dna, pandemic risk background design
Robert J. Marks II and Daniel Andrés Díaz-Pachón
April 23, 2020
Intelligent Design, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
1

COVID-19: How 900 Bytes Changed the World

Robert J. Marks II and Daniel Andrés Díaz-Pachón
April 23, 2020
Intelligent Design, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
1
Human biology is so finely tuned that less than a kilobyte of information can stop the world. Robert J. Marks and Dr. Daniel Andrés Díaz-Pachón discuss COVID-19, DNA, and information. Read More ›
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COVID-19 coronavirus in China, renminbi yuan currency money bill with face mask. COVID global stock market affection. World economy hit by corona virus outbreak. Financial crisis and coronavirus pandemic concept.
Heather Zeiger
April 23, 2020
Foreign Policy, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
14

COVID-19: Getting to the Bottom of What Happened in China

Heather Zeiger
April 23, 2020
Foreign Policy, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
14
It is widely recognized that medical professionals and journalists in China are being silenced if they publish any information about COVID-19 that contradicts the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s official narrative. But now mainland Chinese scientists must ensure that their research publications also toe the CCP party line. If we sift carefully, however, we can uncover real information. Read More ›
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woman worker wearing mask
Tom Shakely
April 21, 2020
Citizen Leadership, Human Exceptionalism
1

China, the Virus, and the Imperative to Build for Tomorrow

Tom Shakely
April 21, 2020
Citizen Leadership, Human Exceptionalism
1
Marc Andreessen's "It's Time To Build" is a hopeful cri de coeur in this time of pandemic. Americans, and American elite leadership specifically, need what strikes me as essentially a spiritual awakening, and Andreessen speaks to that in his own way by pointing out that an ugly aspect of American life that this virus has revealed is a sort of cultural impotence. Read More ›
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Jonathan Bartlett
April 20, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
4

And Now… Crypto-COVID!

Jonathan Bartlett
April 20, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
4
While the equity markets have garnered a lot of attention in the COVID-19 pandemic, cryptocurrencies have been largely ignored by the media. This is partly because interest in cryptocurrencies in general has waned over the last two years. Read More ›