Bats naturally socially distance when sick. No, really

by Rashmee

Posted on November 22, 2020


A new study has found that for vampire bats, social distancing while sick comes naturally. …

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The post-pandemic restaurant

by Rashmee

Posted on June 26, 2020 / The Focus


Robot cooks and servers. Mannequins to enforce social distancing. Two ideas for the post-pandemic restaurant …

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Recipe for restaurant survival in a pandemic

by Rashmee

Posted on May 24, 2020


Tony Cecchini, who owns two bar-restaurants in Brooklyn, NY (and is incidentally credited with having …

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The ‘new normal’ is pretty abnormal

by Rashmee

Posted on April 28, 2020


New week, “new normal”. And it’s going to be pretty weird in many parts of …

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What Orwell would have made of ‘social distancing’

by Rashmee

Posted on April 18, 2020


On April 15, Denmark became the first in Europe to relax restrictions on education and …

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Viral words: ‘Social distancing’ is out but hard to dislodge

by Rashmee

Posted on April 16, 2020


Had Donald Trump any sense (including of the English language) he would have taken the …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK