Our experts are predicting that 100,000–240,000 Americans may die in this pandemic, an estimate some believe is overly optimistic. They say if we don't shelter in place, 2 million Americans might die. Many more will die all over the rest of the world. It’s not just...
A meme floating around said, "Kinda feeling like the Earth just sent us all to our rooms to think about what we've done." Sounds just about right. We know that pandemics are part of Earth's immune system. If we are not behaving as healthy, cooperate cells in the...
When it comes to this coronavirus outbreak, let's talk about fear, powerlessness, control, and trauma, just so we can understand the psychology of how we assess risk and how we respond emotionally to risk. Rationally, we can educate our minds to understand that the...
In the US, we now have 220 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across 19 states, with 12 deaths, the latest one in California in Placer County. The person who died, who had underlying health problems so was more vulnerable, had been one of the 2500 people on the Grand...
It's getting hard to keep up with how to report the spread of this virus, since different sources are reporting different numbers, but it seems that we have about 95,000 cases globally and 3300 deaths. Many of the new cases that are spreading to other...
Hey folks, I wanted to update you on what we know about the Coronavirus outbreak, mostly because I hope everyone will relax. My housemate went to Costco in Northern California this week, and people were using their arms to sweep drugs and canned goods into...
Yesterday, I posted What You Need To Know About Coronavirus & 15 Tips For Staying Safe, and since then, my message boxes have been flooded with questions! So please, read the original blog if you haven’t already, then make sure you’re on my newsletter list...
Whenever news media starts declaring states of emergency and uttering words like “pandemic,” people understandably start to panic. Keep in mind that the news media’s job is to keep you informed about global events, but it’s also their job to get your attention and...