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The Second Wave

Lockdown and fear of being captured

Apr 18, 2020
3 min

Lockdown and fear of being captured

Every now and then we are reminded of how connected we all are, how equal, regardless of our wealth, status, gender, religious or political beliefs, colours of our skin and hair, the language we speak, the level of education or anything else. These are times when hearts open and people come closer to each other, like scared birds hiding under the mother’s wings. Only, this time the warmth of human touch is largely missing due to pandemic measures, which makes some people fee

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Covid-19 Pandemic and Homo economicus

Apr 12, 2020
7 min

Covid-19 Pandemic and Homo economicus

Recent discussions about pandemic and post-pandemic strategies show that impatience due to limited mobility and semi-isolation spreads as quickly as a viral infection. In particular, managers and political leaders are increasingly panicking because of the economic consequences of the current ban. However, it appears that most of them still have not fully understood that economic strategies that worked before this crisis will not work after the lock-down is loosened in the n

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Pandemic - COVID19 Virus

Mar 14, 2020
4 min

Pandemic - COVID19 Virus

The current development of a pandemic divides people into two opposite groups. On the one hand are the people who,driven by panic, empty grocery stores and pharmacies to secure private reserves. On the other, are those who deny the gravity of the situation by comparing it with other disasters in this troubled world. However, independent of these reactions, the fact is that the world is currently in a pandemic, and that the virus proliferates at a high speed. Yet, people are s

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The Role of Human Consciousness in Epidemics

Mar 6, 2020
7 min

The Role of Human Consciousness in Epidemics

With the Corona virus running like a wildfire across the continents, denial and ignorance are slowly turning into fear and panic. As many times before, people seem surprised and cling to the behaviour that stems from the belief that they already know the cause and the way out of the crisis. The human ego, that wants to reestablish a sense of safety at all costs, finds different justifications for the occurrence and spread of every new infectious disease. However, since the

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