Falling Birth Rates

Back when COVID-19 hit and people were told to isolate at home, the somewhat tongue-in-cheek assumption was that there would be an associated baby boom in nine months. But the trend turned out to be quite the contrary. And that baby bust contributed to already declining birth rates in America. What do declining birth rates … Read more

The Decline in U.S Life Expectancy

A study recently published by PNAS reached some startling conclusions: on average, life expectancy in the first half of 2020 fell by more than a year over that of 2019. A drop is hardly surprising, given the effects of the pandemic. But people are talking because of the dramatic size of that drop. And there’s … Read more

Will Movie Theaters Survive COVID-19?

Just this past week, AMC Theaters, the country’s largest movie theater chain, managed to hold off bankruptcy proceedings by raising nearly a billion dollars in equity and debt capital. Regal Cinemas and Cinemark have taken similar steps in recent months in attempts to survive. But in the long-term, will they? COVID-19 fears and official protocols … Read more

The State of Public Schools

After this recent winter break, many public schools around the country will start to go back to in-person learning. The timing makes sense, considering the roll-out of vaccines paired with growing scientific evidence of the relatively low risk involved. And it seems like it’s not a moment too soon, with endless grumbling by students, parents, … Read more

Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe?

As the coronavirus pandemic has raged on, the only real light at the end of the tunnel has been the development of a working vaccine. Now, we have it. And there’s not just one, but two vaccines that have been approved by the FDA–one by Pfizer in collaboration with BioNTEch and another by Moderna. Based … Read more

How to Celebrate Halloween Safely

COVID strikes again. Remember when we’d thought it would be over by now? But here it still is, ruining Halloween. Or is it? Sure, the coronavirus is something that everyone has to keep in mind. But it doesn’t necessarily have to make the holiday bad or disappointing. All it requires is a little creative thinking … Read more

Coronavirus Vaccine

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ebb and flow all around the world. It’s been so long. We’re tired and ready for it all to just be over. After so many months, the only thing that seems to give many people hope is the ongoing development toward a working coronavirus vaccine. Understanding the immediacy for this … Read more

Ways to Get Away this Fall

Cooler weather has started to settle in. Green leaves are changing into shades of red, orange, and yellow. Hot apple cider and pumpkin spice lattes abound nationwide. However, after months of staying at home, it may be hard to imagine going out and really enjoying what nature has to offer. But it is possible. And … Read more

How to Avoid Pet Scams

As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, more and more people have sought to add to their sense of comfort and companionship at home by adopting a pet. For a period of time, unfortunately, many animal rescues and in-person adoption centers had to temporarily halt adoptions for safety reasons. In the face of that, people turned … Read more