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Staying Cyber Aware in a Crisis: Smart Tips for Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

The general public is on a constant search for updated information on the issue and the internet is the first place they’re looking to find it. After creating a national scare in that country, hackers produced a hoard of social media posts announcing the presence of COVID-19 in the country, which quickly went viral.

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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

Startup Lessons Learned

In the time since our conversation, data and science have shown again and again that wearing masks is an incredibly effective, low-cost and simple way to prevent viral spread. Mongolia, which I think had a law about requiring them. Models show that using them can make a huge impact on what lies ahead, too.