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4 beautifully designed video games to distract you under lockdown

Co.EXIST 

Get sucked in for hours at a time. What else do you have to do?

In her book How Games Move Us (2016), computer games researcher Katherine Isbister writes that her friends and colleagues believe that gaming might numb people’s emotions. Given the possible connection between games and violence, it may be understandable that they think this, but Isbister disagrees with them. She writes that “games can actually play a powerful role in creating empathy and other strong, positive emotional experiences.”

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For Clues to Biden's VP Pick, Look to History

WSJ.com 

As speculation grows over Joe Biden’s selection of a running mate, WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib looks at past picks for clues into what factors the former vice president will consider, and why this year’s choice is more important than ever. Photo: Getty Images

Become a Slack master with slash commands

Computerworld 

If you use Slack a lot during your workday, you can be more efficient by learning some key “slash commands.” Many functions and tools of this popular chat platform can be executed by typing the / key in the message field, typing a command after it, and pressing Enter. Familiarizing yourself with certain slash commands will help you navigate Slack without having to take your fingers off the keyboard to use the mouse or touchpad.

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The Pandemic Is the Time to Resurrect the Public University

The New Yorker 

Corey Robin on the high number of COVID-19 deaths in the CUNY system, and what the divide between élite universities and cash-strapped public institutions means as some call for colleges to reopen in the fall of 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.

The Underground Efforts to Get Masks to Doctors

The New Yorker 

Anna Russell interviews the doctors and ordinary citizens who have started volunteer networks in order to supply medical professionals with personal protective equipment throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

A View of New Orleans Under Quarantine

The New Yorker 

Natalie Meade introduces a new video that gives a visual tour of the empty streets of New Orleans while the city is on lockdown during the coronavirus crisis.

Simon Nabukwesi: Kenya’s most successful hockey coach

English Field Hockey 

By ANTHONY NJAGI

Friends school Kamusinga hockey team with their coach and school principal Simon Nabukwesi (right) after winning the 2001 nationals held at Mangu High. PHOTO | POOL | 

Ambassador Simon Nabukwesi, the PS State Department for University Education and Research has a rich sporting background few may know.


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