“As the coronavirus pandemic spreads and courts around the world are closing, this website is designed to help the global community of justice workers – judges, lawyers, court officials, litigants, court technologists – to share their experiences of ‘remote’ alternatives to traditional court hearings. To ensure ongoing access to justice, governments and judiciaries are rapidly… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Stanford Law School’s COVID-19 Memo Database
Welcome to Stanford Law School’s COVID-19 Memo Database, developed and maintained by the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University and Cornerstone Research. “The COVID-19 crisis has generated a complex web of legal, business, and operational challenges that affect the entire economy. Law firms, auditors, and business advisors have responded with thousands of memoranda… Continue Reading
Virtual Conferences: A Guide to Best Practices
Virtual Conferences: A Guide to Best Practices – A community resource from the ACM [Association for Computing Machinery] Presidential Task Force on What Conferences Can Do to Replace Face-to-Face Meetings Version 1.1 — April 13, 2020 Abstract: “Our conference organizing committee just decided to switch our physical conference to online.But the conference is supposed to… Continue Reading
Need a change of scenery?
13 Virtual Train Rides From Around the World That You Can Experience Right Now (Video) Continue Reading
Control Your Zoom Data Routing
Zoom Blog: “Zoom leverages a robust global network to support our users no matter where they are located, natively routing traffic through the meeting zone that will provide you the best performance. Now, paid Zoom customers will be able to customize which data center regions their account can use for its real-time meeting traffic…Beginning April… Continue Reading
NYT Free E-Book – Answers to Your Coronavirus Questions
The New York Times – “Covid-19 cases continue to be confirmed. By following some basic steps, you can help reduce your risk and do your part to protect others. To help you navigate this highly fluid situation, The Times has compiled more than two dozen pieces of journalism in “Answers to Your Coronavirus Questions,” a… Continue Reading
Google is now listing COVID-19 testing centers in search results
The Verge: “Google searches for terms related to COVID-19 will now display information for more than 2,000 COVID-19 testing centers across 43 states in the US, the company tells The Verge. There are other changes, too. When you search for something related to COVID-19, you’ll now see a new “Testing” tab as part of the… Continue Reading
Instagram Founders Launch a Covid-19 Tracker for States
Gizmodo: “Although Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger left the photo sharing app they created in 2018, which is owned by Facebook, they apparently aren’t done working together. Their latest project is Rt.live, a state-by-state covid-19 infection tracker. The tracker calculates Rt, or the effective reproductive rate, which is the virus’ transmission rate a… Continue Reading
People financially affected by COVID-19 outbreak are experiencing more psychological distress than others
“Health experts are concerned about the potential mental health effects of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, and mental health hotlines report a substantial uptick in calls since the outbreak began. Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults (18%) say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking… Continue Reading
Harvard offering access to 64 different courses online for free
Harvard is now offering 64 free courses in 11 subject areas Continue Reading
USA Spending tracks federal spending to ensure taxpayers can see how their money is being used
“USAspending.gov is the official source for spending data for the U.S. Government. Its mission is to show the American public what the federal government spends every year and how it spends the money. You can follow the money from the Congressional appropriations to the federal agencies and down to local communities and businesses…” Continue Reading
Study – Students often do not question online information
PHYS.org: “The Internet and social media are among the most frequently used sources of information today. Students, too, often prefer online information rather than traditional teaching materials provided by universities. According to a study conducted by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Goethe University Frankfurt, students struggle to critically assess information from the Internet and… Continue Reading
