The global pandemic has changed the way we travel. There are fewer airplanes in the sky. Airlines are retiring them because there are fewer passengers. While this is bad for the airline and travel business, it is quite good for the environment. If you live in a big city you’ve probably enjoyed the peace and…… Continue reading Are Fewer Airplanes in the Sky a Good Thing?
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10 Healthy Mind Tips
These 10 things you can keep a healthy mind during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The outbreak has changed life for all of us for a while and it can seem like it will never end. But for most of us, these difficult feelings will pass. You can use this testing time to get to know…… Continue reading 10 Healthy Mind Tips
What is a Patient Zero?
The expression patient zero comes from epidemiology. In medicine it describes the first person infected in an epidemic or a pandemic. The expression patient zero comes from epidemiology (the study of the spread of disease.) Epidemiologists are kind of medical detectives. It is important to now where diseases start in order to control them. The term was first used widely in…… Continue reading What is a Patient Zero?
What is a Pandemic?
A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease, usually a virus. A pandemic happens when a new virus spreads around the world, and most people do not have immunity, that is, their bodies cannot fight it. Viruses that have caused pandemics have normally come from animal influenza viruses. It’s just the Flu, isn’t…… Continue reading What is a Pandemic?
Afronauts assemble!
Afronaut is a new publishing project from Alanna Max featuring books about and for African children, the Afronauts. Many have yet to see themselves in a book, despite the millions of folktales and stories from each culture on the continent. It’s been a dream of mine to play back all the wonderful ‘nganos’, or stories…… Continue reading Afronauts assemble!