{"id":7743,"date":"2020-04-17T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=7743"},"modified":"2021-04-21T11:19:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:19:11","slug":"the-heroes-of-the-quarantine-vol-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/the-heroes-of-the-quarantine-vol-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heroes of the Quarantine, Vol. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Welcome back to another edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/heroes-of-the-quarantine-v3\/\">Heroes of the Quarantine<\/a>. Take in some inspiring stories of individuals and brands that are using ingenuity to help fight the spread of the virus, or are just delivering some smiles during our collective isolation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>A quarantine challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer George, the granddaughter of cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/rube-goldbergs-granddaughter-asking-you-to-build-soap-machine\/\">announced a challenge<\/a> this week to help creative individuals stuck at home pay tribute to her grandfather\u2019s eponymous machine. For those unfamiliar, a Rube Goldberg machine is a gadget that completes an ordinary task in a complex and convoluted way. Every year, the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest crowns the individual who builds the most effective, creative machine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2020 Contest initially asked participants to build a machine that turned on a light switch, but the pandemic encouraged officials to adjust course. So instead of a light switch, George changed the goal to have participants create a machine that drops a bar of soap into your hand, encouraging good hygiene that neutralizes the coronavirus.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Pass The Pepper While Social Distancing\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XwaH-qT4Rm0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.ceros.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tech giants play nice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tragedy often brings people together. And pandemics, it seems, can do the same for tech rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2020-04-13\/coronavirus-apple-and-google-come-to-the-rescue-are-you-ready\">Apple and Google announced<\/a> on Monday that they\u2019d be teaming up to develop \u201ccontact tracing\u201d during the coronavirus pandemic. Starting in May, individuals who use either Apple or Google smartphones\u2014roughly 3 billion of the world\u2019s 9 billion people\u2014may receive alerts if they come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Though that might set off some alarms for people with privacy concerns, the companies promise that the service will only function for those who opt in, identities will not be disclosed, location data won\u2019t be collected, and sensitive personal information won\u2019t be compromised.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>A spot-on brand commercial parody<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/377748811\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6149959496001' allowfullscreen frameborder=0><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey. We\u2019re Ceros. And we\u2019re here to show you that this parody of boiler-plate advertisements in response to tragedy is the best thing you\u2019ll see all week. This video, created by copywriter Samantha Geloso, was a pitch-perfect re-creation of ads like these, from the inspiring orchestral music to the gallery of headshots (\u201cbecause brands are people, too\u201d) to the blank white screen just before the end of the ad. It\u2019s got over 40,000 views since it was posted last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Public, virtual commencement speeches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a college student who won\u2019t get to experience an in-person graduation this Spring (everyone is hungover and sweaty, it\u2019s not all it\u2019s cracked up to be), you can still get your full dose of commencement speech inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iHeartMedia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/iheartmedia-commencement-speeches-2020-covid-coronavirus-983582\/\">new podcast<\/a>, <em>Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020<\/em>, will feature keynotes from celebrities like Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, Eli Manning, and more. The speeches will be published together on May 15th, two days before National Graduation Day on May 17th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>You gotta fight\u2026 for your right\u2026 to refund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The folks at Cranky Concierge are always dedicated to assisting air travelers with their plans. But since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Cranky team has launched a \u201cRefund Hunter\u201d tool for travelers who are no longer flying. For a flat fee of $30 per booking, you can send along your booking confirmation and the date of your purchase to Cranky Concierge, who will let you know your options for recourse. If you don\u2019t like your current options, they\u2019ll track waivers and flight cancellations that might grant you a more favorable option, like a refund. And once you\u2019ve decided your preferred option, they\u2019ll help you carry it out with the airline or a travel agent. 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