Moz News Beat -- This week's internet news from awesome to awful

Story 1: Forced to work from home without access to the fancy equipment at NASA’s office, Mars rover Curiosity operators broke out those old red and blue 3D glasses to keep the mission alive. Via Gizmodo. Story 2: Slow TV has become a popular pandemic tonic with people flocking to watch things like two-hours of dogs playing on a beach or an eleven-hour video of a boat sailing in Norway. Via Lonely Planet

Story 3: Slow TV has become a popular pandemic tonic with people flocking to watch things like two-hours of dogs playing on a beach or an eleven-hour video of a boat sailing in Norway. Via Lonely Planet. Story 4: Looking for love these days means dating remotely. According to those in the know, breaking up over Zoom (please don’t call it Zumping) is just as awkward as breaking up IRL. Via Vice

Story 5: Telemedicine is vital during the pandemic. It’s wise to find out if that video chat app you’re using to talk to your doctor or therapist is compliant with privacy rules (many aren’t). Via Consumer Reports. Story 6: One opinion on how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic is to wait for herd immunity. Research says that could take a very long time, way too long to be a viable policy. Via MIT Technology Review

Story 7: OneZero has started mapping the various surveillance measures used by a growing number of countries (28 to date) around the world to track the spread of coronavirus. Via OneZero on Medium. Story 8: Big Data blind spots could do more harm than good when it comes to tracking the spread of coronavirus by misdirecting government efforts based on bad assumptions and bad data. Via Wired

Story 9: Times of crisis like our current pandemic create fertile ground for conspiracy theories because it’s human nature to try and make sense of the things that don’t make sense. Via Vox. Story 10: With remote work video meetings the new norm, the pesky reality that women are interrupted more and able to speak less doesn’t seem to be changing. Via NY Times

Story 11: As insecurity and fear wear on us during pandemic-driven isolation, there has been a rise in social media shaming that is not helpful. Experts are begging us to be kind, always. Via BuzzFeed News. Story 12: Many people are now forced to say goodbye to loved ones who’ve died via virtual funerals, leaving them struggling with how to process grief in a world without hugs, comfort casseroles, and traditions. Via MIT Technology Review

Links to All the Stories

💫 NASA Is Using Red and Blue 3D Glasses to Safely Drive the Mars Rover While Working From Home -- Gizmodo

🐀 Banksy’s wife hates it when he works from home -- Colossal

📺 Stuck inside? Feeling anxious? These 'Slow TV' travel videos could be the answer -- Lonely Planet

💔 People Tell Us How Going on Video Chat First Dates Worked Out -- Vice

🩺 Medical Privacy Gets Complicated as Doctors Turn to Video Chats -- Consumer Reports

😷 Why simply waiting for herd immunity to covid-19 isn’t an option -- MIT Technology Review

🗺 We Mapped How the Coronavirus Is Driving New Surveillance Programs Around the World -- OneZero on Medium

📊 Big Data Could Undermine the Covid-19 Response -- Wired

🦠 Why coronavirus conspiracy theories have spread so quickly -- Vox

🤐 It’s Not Just You: In Online Meetings, Many Women Can’t Get a Word In -- NY Times

🤦🏽‍♀️ The Social Media Shame Machine Is In Overdrive Right Now -- BuzzFeed News

😢 The lonely reality of grieving online during social isolation -- MIT Technology Review

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