Thursday, April 9, 2020

SOCIETY AFTER COVID-19

LESSONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A TENTATIVE BLUEPRINT TO PRESERVE HUMAN LIFE ON EARTH





Presented by the Meeroff family

Susana B. Director of Administration and Health Services 

                 

Myrna L. Adjunct Professor of Music, Executive Director at South Florida Chamber Ensemble

Daniel E. Professor and Associate Chair Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering

Diego H. Director, College Relations and Marketing at Palm Beach State College

Jamie G. Research Scientist/Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center and

Jose C. Clinical Associate Professor of Integrated Medical Sciences; Director Florida Institute for Integrative Medicine




Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” Seneca, the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca), 4 BC-65 AC, Roman Stoic philosopher.

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it”.  Robert Swan, b 1959 History greatest explorer.

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein,1879-1955, Human greatest genius.


Wednesday, April 1, 2020

WE MUST LISTEN TO THE ONES WHO UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION


WE ARE STILL IN TROUBLE: WE MUST BE PROACTIVE !!!


Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist has a stark message for U.S. leaders: “Shut down the country everywhere now to quell the spread of the coronavirus. Failing to do so would be a recipe for disaster”

In an article published in The Washington Post on Tuesday March 31, 2020 he said the U.S. had already “missed the opportunity to get ahead” of the virus. But, he stressed, it wasn’t too late for mitigating actions.

“The choices we and our leaders make now will have an enormous impact on how soon case numbers start to go down, how long the economy remains shut down and how many Americans will have to bury a loved one”