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In today’s coverage of coronavirus:
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Beth Daley
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Top story
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Families recovered from the Great Depression much more quickly than the Great Recession.
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Ken-Hou Lin, University of Texas at Austin; Megan Neely, Stanford University
While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.
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Science + Technology
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Nevan Krogan, University of California, San Francisco
Among the more than 20,000 drugs approved by the FDA, there may be some that can treat COVID-19. A team at the University of California, San Francisco, is identifying possible candidates.
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Politics + Society
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Arie Kruglanski, University of Maryland
The coronavirus pandemic alters who we are, writes a psychologist. It affects how we think, how we relate to others and what we value.
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Scott Shackelford, Indiana University
A scholar who has reviewed the efforts of nations around the world to protect their citizens from foreign interference says there is no magic solution, but there's plenty to learn and do.
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Economy + Business
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Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Confused about how the new law affects you? You're not alone. An employment law scholar explains the ins and outs.
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Environment + Energy
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David Feldman, University of California, Irvine
Water is essential for health, economic well-being and social equity, but too many people around the world still don't have access to clean drinking water and sanitation.
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Health + Medicine
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Tamara Hew-Butler, Wayne State University; Mariane Fahlman, Wayne State University
Schools are closed, houses of worship have suspended services, and many restaurants are down to delivery only. Must we also stop exercising? Two exercise physiologists explain what's safe.
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Barry Komisaruk, Rutgers University; María Cruz Rodríguez del Cerro, UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Sexual health experts say it's a misconception that the cervix is insensitive, which can have implications for some medical procedures.
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Education
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Brenna Hassinger-Das, Pace University
Families may want to relax some of their usual rules for digital media use due to social distancing. But keeping bedtime screen-free still makes sense.
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Jaymes Pyne, Stanford University; Eric Grodsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison
A new survey shows that people with advanced degrees make more money starting out on the same jobs as those with just bachelor's degrees. But there's more to the story, two sociologists note.
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Arts + Culture
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Jason Miller, North Carolina State University
To foreigners, he was a fellow traveler who recognized the plight of the oppressed.
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From our International Editions
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Parastou Donyai, University of Reading
There is currently no evidence showing it makes COVID-19 symptoms worse.
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Jung Won Sonn, UCL
South Korea's COVID-19 testing programme relies on what many would call privacy invasions.
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Volodymyr Bilotkach, Singapore Institute of Technology
We're likely to see fewer airlines, and a greater proportion of them big, if not strong.
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