Locked up in lockdown: the devastating effect of Covid on the prison population
18 May
Confined to their cells for 23 hours a day and curbs places on education and therapy sessions. The pandemic has taken its toll on prisoners and staff, and prompted renewed warnings that many of Britain’s jails are not fit for purpose.
One thing we have learnt about Covid-19 in the last year is that it thrives in cramped, indoor spaces – and nowhere is this more the case than among jail populations.
The statistics are stark. There were 7.6 confirmed cases of the virus per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales during the first wave, compared to 4.9 per 1,000 in the community, according to research published in
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I’ve spent years talking to neuroscientists, psychologists, and athletes who surf the biggest waves and jump off the biggest cliffs about fear. One thing I’ve learned from them is that you should forgive yourself for everything you feel. We shouldn’t take responsibility for our emotions because our emotions are faster than we are.
So how do we harness emotions that come naturally, even negative ones like fear, and use them to our advantage in athletic performance?
The futuristic device will be able to record stories and be played back to generations to come.
Augr will use a combination of AI and new technologies to make this possible.
“If it had existed when he was alive then I would have been able to hear his voice now,” he continued.
“It will help people to relive memories and reflect.
“There are millions of people who have lost loved ones and don’t have mementos to remember them by.”
There will be a social media platform as well as a physical device when the project is launched later this year.
The days may be numbered for a massive elm tree that sits on the site of the proposed new home for the Calgary Flames, but the tree has now been preserved digitally to make sure it never gets lost.