Monthly Archives: June 2020

Corona reappraisal: why everyone was wrong

By Dr. Beda M. Stadler, emeritus professor of immunology and former director of the Institute of Immunology at the University of Bern. The corona virus gradually disappears. What has actually happened in the past few weeks? The experts have overlooked fundamental connections. The immune response to the virus is much stronger than you thought. Interview… Read More »

Dr. Scott Atlas: Lockdown’s cost much higher than the benefits

Scott Atlas Professor of Medicine at Stanford and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, specializing in Health Care, interviewed for Uncommon Knowledge. https://www.hoover.org/research/doctor-scott-atlas-and-efficacy-lockdowns-social-distancing-and-closings For several weeks, Dr. Atlas has been making the case in print and in other media that we as a society have overreacted in imposing draconian restrictions on movement, gatherings, schools, sports,… Read More »

School shutdowns exacerbate achievement gaps. Inequality will grow.

School shutdowns caused by COVID-19 could exacerbate existing achievement gaps this study from McKinsey shows.Inequality will grow inevitably. [Também em Portugal, os estudantes de famílias mais desfavorecidas serão muito mais afectados que os outros. A desigualdade vai aumentar, com efeitos a longo prazo.] “… persistent achievement disparities across income levels and between white students and… Read More »