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Summer 2020: COVID: Public Health, Government Finances, and World Role

As the virus rolls the globe, what are the consequences for public health, government finances, and America's world role?
The Impact of the Coronavirus

As COVID-19 continues to roil the globe, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Pew Research Center are analyzing fiscal data and surveying public attitudes about the virus’ long-term implications for public health, government finances, and America’s world role.

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The Art of Science

When he was in college, marine biologist-intraining Octavio Aburto began using a camera as a tool, just as other scientists use microscopes in laboratories. He showed his mother photographs to explain what he was studying at the University of Baja California Sur in Mexico, thinking that if she could understand his work by looking at a photograph, anyone could.

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Focusing on Facts

Made-up news. Misinformation. Disinformation. Posttruth. And now, infodemic. Over the past several years, we’ve seen a rise in false news and information fueled by a changing media and technology landscape that has made it difficult for people to discern fact from fiction, truth from storyline.

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Did That Drone Just Tell Us to Stay 6 Feet Apart?

The plan for a pandemic drone didn’t last long in Westport, Connecticut. Within days in late April, the police department of the coastal town outside New York City reversed course on using drone-mounted cameras to scan crowds for fevers and coughs.

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When Art Is a 'Necessity'

Visual artist Wilmer Wilson IV works across mediums, including performance, sculpture, collage, video, photography, and installation, to explore the nature and social value of ephemera and bodily presence in public spaces.

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Trust Magazine features articles on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ efforts to address the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious projects that lead to tangible progress