The difference in physical distancing between low and high income neighborhoods during the lockdown

A new Boston University School of Public Health study of the first four months of America’s coronavirus epidemic, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, shows that physical distancing (also called “social distancing”) policies had little effect on lower income people still needing to leave their homes to go to work–but does show them staying home Read more about The difference in physical distancing between low and high income neighborhoods during the lockdown[…]

Less environmental noise exposer during work-at-home

People’s exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from the Apple Hearing Study. Researchers at U-M’s School of Public Health and Apple Inc. looked at noise exposure data from volunteer Apple Watch users in Florida, New York, Read more about Less environmental noise exposer during work-at-home[…]