Coronavirus

Resisting the Biosecurity State
News
April 29, 2021

Resisting the Biosecurity State

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Fear of Listening to Patients: Short-sighted on Long Covid
Insights
April 6, 2021

Fear of Listening to Patients: Short-sighted on Long Covid

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‘That’s an Idea Worth exploring’: Age-friendly Initiatives and Death-Friendly Communities
Public Policy
March 29, 2021

‘That’s an Idea Worth exploring’: Age-friendly Initiatives and Death-Friendly Communities

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The Irrationality of Risk Calculations
Public Policy
March 22, 2021

The Irrationality of Risk Calculations

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The COVID-19 Mental Health Curve

The COVID-19 Mental Health Curve

The mental health crisis triggered by COVID-19 is escalating rapidly. One example: When compared to a 2018 survey, U.S. adults are now eight times more likely […]

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Social Scientists in the Time of COVID-19: The South African Experience

Social Scientists in the Time of COVID-19: The South African Experience

It is the role of the social sciences and the humanities, on the basis of evidence, to affirm where official policy is in the public interest, but also to point to where it is not.

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SSRC Report Tackles COVID-Driven Growing Data Economy

SSRC Report Tackles COVID-Driven Growing Data Economy

In a time of crisis, it might seem like a necessity to share your data in the hopes it might help solve […]

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Vaccine Passports, Governments, and Adult Movies

Vaccine Passports, Governments, and Adult Movies

Immunity certification for adult movies developed in California during the late 1990s, after a serious outbreak of HIV among the performers. Robert Dingwall examines the model in light of calls for a coronavirus passport system for the vaccinated.

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Video: Social Connectedness during COVID-19

Video: Social Connectedness during COVID-19

Clinical psychologist Tegan Cruwys discusses the concept of social connectedness and how being ‘together apart’ is both possible and crucial during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Comfort of Strangers

The Comfort of Strangers

David Canter considers how disasters and tragedies can bring out the best in what it means to be human, and sometimes the worst.

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Video: Inequality During COVID-19

Video: Inequality During COVID-19

“COVID has put a magnifying glass on existing inequalities,” says Jolanda Jetten, a professor of social psychology at the University of Queensland, “and it’s clear that the degree of suffering is unfairly on the shoulders of the poorer groups in societies, and also the poorest countries in this world.”

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Video: Leadership During COVID-19

Video: Leadership During COVID-19

One of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, argues social psychologist S. Alex Haslam, are many traditional views of leadership. In this […]

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