The president of the United States, Donald Trump, is maintaining his intention to put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), despite recent court decisions that go against this proposition. Andrés Román Last June, the US Supreme Court of Justice blocked attempts by the […]
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The harmful effects of Covid-19 on food security
By the end of the year, the pandemic could bring hunger to 130 million people, this could get worse in the context of Covid-19 and this figure may increase. Silvia Martínez As set out in the report “The state of food security and nutrition in the world” (SOFI) […]
Face masks, a discussion still on the table in the U.S.
With more than 150,500 dead and almost 5,000,000 cases of Covid-19, the controversial debate about the mandatory use of face masks in the United States is an implausible situation in the eyes of experts. Wearing a face mask is considered one of the easiest and most direct ways of […]
What can Charles Darwin teach us about Covid?
Centuries ago, William of Ockham (1287-1347) taught us that the simplest answer was often the best one. Charles Darwin’s theory of adaptation and suitability provides a beautifully simple explanation of what might be likely to happen in the Covid experience, both from the perspective of humans, and of microbiology. […]
Covid-19 has fractured the balance of our daily lives
With the rapid and lethal spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, personal and global finances have been seriously affected and, consequently, society itself. Life as we knew it has changed and the psychological and emotional state of many people could become an alarming issue. Rosmerys Bernal Piña At the […]















