Francis M Goodwin 's items

Fed Kicks Off Debate On Issuing Its Own Digital Currency | Jonnelle Marte

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Creating an official digital version of the U.S. dollar could give Americans more, and speedier, payment options, but it would also present financial stability risks and privacy co ...

NFTs and Central Bank Digital Currencies | Lamont Black, Ph.D.

Lamont Black This is module 9 of 10 for the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency course. Module 8 > Module 10 Readings Non-Fungible Tokens ERC-721 Tokens Central Bank Digital Currencies + Self-Directed Lear ...

Blockchain and NFTs: Power to the Creators | Adrian Pennington

Dec. 13, 2021 (Streaming Media Europe) -- Some say NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are a novelty, a status symbol for the crypto rich, and a bubble that's bound to burst. Others argue that NFTs will funda ...

WNT Project Update - Nov. 30, 2021

(ADVISORY) WNT PROJECT UPDATE Nov. 30, 2021 (World News Trust) -- Good morning. This is Francis Goodwin, working today from lovely Stockbridge in the lush Green Mountains of Central Vermont. Thanks t ...

Shorter Hospital Stays For People Who Are Fully Vaccinated | Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nov. 11, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Fully vaccinated people have shorter hospital stays and a lower risk of needing intensive care treatment, according to a new study ...

Captain Kirk Blasts Into Space | Marcia Dunn and Rick Taber

William ShatnerOct. 13, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Hollywood's Captain Kirk -- 90-year-old William Shatner -- blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching th ...

Why COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural areas of the US | Lily Datz

Credit: Syracuse University Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A combination of higher Trump vote share and lower educational attainment help explain the lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural areas ...

Exercise may stop cancer in its tracks | Edith Cowan University

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Forget bedrest, research from Edith Cowan University has shown exercise may be a key weapon in cancer patients' battle against the d ...

Higher levels of education and higher income mean better health for older adults | Trinity College Dublin

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A new cross-national study comparing multimorbidity disease cluster patterns, prevalence and health risk factors across Ireland, Eng ...

Trudeau’s Parliamentary ‘Victory’ May Cost Him the Next Elections | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2021 Canada’s unpopular general election Sept.20 is increasingly recognized as a mistake by the country’s leading political analysts. However, ...

A New Water Source That Could Make Drought a Thing of the Past | Ellen Brown

Oceans of water are beneath our feet, and new technologies are extracting it economically without ecological damage. Oct. 1, 2021 (Web of Debt) -- Lack of fresh water is now a global crisis. Water sh ...