We're getting close to a month since the governors of our states ordered people to stay home and stop gathering in groups.  That feels like a very long time to some people, and the situation is likely to continue for weeks more.

We can swim, but we don't take naturally to it like other mammals (think otters).  Just the same, many of us do love to immerse ourselves in water.

We're not supposed to go anywhere, but we can go outside.  And what's there?  Plants, for one thing.

The Center for Translational Neuroscience at the University of Oregon is focused on promoting resilience in human beings, helping them overcome adverse experiences early in life.

There may have been a worse time in history to be a small business owner in our region, but few people can think of it at the moment.  The Covid-19 outbreak forced customers to stay home, and forced most businesses to stop serving them.

CBD, one of the products of cannabis, was touted as a treatment for nearly everything in the past few years.  Now claims are being made about its use on the major health concern of the moment, Covid-19.

COVID-19 itself presents a major health challenge.  But our strategies to avoid the virus also carry some potential health concerns.

What we think we want at ten years old often differs from what we desire at 20, or 30.

The Ashland Independent Film Festival fills up movie theater seats every April, but not this April.  Covid-19 social separation forced AIFF to go virtual this year.

Our thirst for information about the virus that has restricted our movements has increased media consumption.  So there's more than usual to talk about in the April edition of Signals & Noise, our monthly overview of the media landscape.