by Sarah Edmonds | 1 Sep 2020 | Educators' Catalog, Health and Wellness, Journalism, Media Literacy, World
They’ve been around for a long time and flourish in a crisis. Conspiracy theories may seem absurd and harmless to some — but they can do damage. Activists demonstrate against 4G/5G cell towers in Los Angeles, California, 2 May 2020. (AP Photo/Damian...
Like fake news, conspiracy theories abound in today’s polarized political world. Sarah Edmonds shows that they have been around for a long time and thrive in times of crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic. In an age when facts and science are under attack, how can a student know what to believe in? Should we simply dismiss those who perpetrate conspiracy theories — or engage with them? Edmonds interviewed numerous experts for her article and skilfully weaved in their quotes — a good example for student writers. Teachers of subjects from Science to Politics can use Edmonds’s story to encourage students to suspend their prejudices and push themselves to see contrasting viewpoints.
by Sarah Edmonds | 8 May 2020 | Decoders, Health and Wellness
The world will need a COVID-19 vaccine to end the pandemic without millions of deaths. The race is on, with a half dozen candidates in the lead. From the port city of Tianjin, China, to Oxford’s dreaming spires, a race is on across the globe to create a vaccine...
by Sarah Edmonds | 9 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness
COVID-19 is squeezing the economy as nations impose lockdowns. Some are asking: Is the financial pain worth saving the elderly? An elderly person is loaded into an ambulance at a nursing home at the center of an outbreak of COVID-19 near Seattle, Washington, 12 March...
by Sarah Edmonds | 12 Feb 2020 | Asia, Health and Wellness, North Korea
Wary of the coronavirus, North Korea has all but shut its borders, choking its economic lifelines. How grim a toll might the disease take? A wedding in Pyongyang (Photo by Sarah Edmonds) North Korea vaulted back into international headlines this month, with Western...
by Sarah Edmonds | 12 Sep 2019 | Environment, Personal Reflections
Ashamed of flying because it worsens your carbon footprint? You’re not alone if you want to ride the rails — as I recently did when my life took a turn. (French countryside viewed from a TGV fast train. Video and photo by Sarah Edmonds) I am suffering an...
