This article was published on March 26, 2020

Introducing Daily Distraction: Tech relief for you, a human in lockdown


Introducing Daily Distraction: Tech relief for you, a human in lockdown

For the first time in decades, the whole world is following the same routine. Wake up, read the news on coronavirus, stay inside your house if possible, ponder about the futility of life, try to sleep.

Naturally, you need to distract yourself for a bit, and what better place to do that than the vast expanses of the internet? In this new column, we’ll share a few things each to help take your mind off the news.

Here’s what we’ve got in store for you today.

  • JSTOR, the infamous popular online library has 6,000 of its ebooks and 150 journals under open access. You can also read 26 of its public health journal archives till June 30.
  • The European Space Agency (ESA) has some kickass tools to take you to infinity and beyond. These tools include a star mapper, a telescope explorer, and a few documentaries.

Meme of the day:

Every day in lockdown be like

Want to impress your friends with nerdy jokes? There’s a guide for that:

Do you have something that is helping you through these difficult times? A video, an app, a song, your pet, or a joke? Email me about it at [email protected], and I might include it in our next Daily Distraction.

Bye. Stay safe.

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