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UNESCO mobilizes 122 countries to promote open science and reinforced cooperation in the face of COVID-19

March 31, 2020protohedgehogOpen Science

SOURCE UNESCO on 30 March hosted an online meeting of representatives of ministries in charge of science all over the world. Participants included 77 ministers, including governmental secretaries representing a total of 122 countries, as well as Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Sarah Anyang Agbor, African Union Commissioner for Human Resources, […]

1. Super beginners guide to meditation

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020protohedgehogJourney To Nowhere

Many of us are currently in self-isolation mode, at home, and probably a little bored and frustrated. There is probably no better time for all of us to take up, or continue to practice, meditation than now. Just in time for Global Nyepi 2020, I wanted to see if I could play a small role, […]

Join Global Nyepi 2020 – World Silent Day, March 25

March 21, 2020protohedgehogJourney To Nowhere

A friend sent me this video below recently, about an event called Nyepi, and it immediately resonated with me. With most of the world in ‘self-isolation’ mode, what better opportunity to we have as a global society to reflect? Nyepi is a Balinese holiday, a very special day of the Balinese calendar. It is a […]

Editorial: Geoscience in a time of pandemics

March 20, 2020protohedgehogScience Communication

Source: Tennant, J. P., Illingworth, S., Stewart, I., and von Elverfeldt, K.: Editorial: Geoscience in a time of pandemics, Geosci. Commun., 3, 71–72, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-71-2020, 2020. We, the executive editors at Geoscience Communication, sincerely hope that this message finds you and your loved ones in good health. We are in the midst of a global-health crisis, […]