CBC Radio

Early Stoics knew all about crisis: They lived through wars, exile and episodes of infectious disease, as well as the loss of loved ones. In the time of coronavirus, modern Stoics say their predecessors have lessons that speak directly to coping with the constraints of pandemic living.

Nicholas Reo, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College, is bringing Indigenous ways of understanding invasive plants and animal species into academia.

Rabbi Denise Handlarski’s “Secular Synagogue” was ready to spend this Passover miles apart long before physical distancing became a reality. Handlarski created the group after reflecting on the deep bonds she had formed in other online communities, including parenting and fitness groups.