David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
Pro-mask or anti-mask? Your moral beliefs probably predict your stance
Governments around the world have recommended or mandated various behaviors to slow the spread of COVID-19. These include staying at home, wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. Eugene Y. Chan, Purdue University Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Young women are using Instagram to fight for the future of the planet
Climate activists are flocking to Instagram to document greener living and encourage others to vote. Alexis Lanza Originally published by The 19th
In the 1620s, Plymouth Plantation had its own #MeToo moment
Carla Gardina Pestana, University of California, Los Angeles In the many celebrations, reflections and histories of Plymouth colony, the settlement’s gender dynamics often get short shrift. But not unlike today, men possessed power and privilege, women feared voicing their views…
CUNY’s STEM Graduates Nearly Double in a Decade but Disparities Persist, Study Finds
Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY This article was originally published on Nov 24 at 10:00am EST by THE CITY Graduates of science and tech disciplines nearly doubled in the last decade at the public City University of New York, but racial…
How Much Do We Really Know About Life After Death?
Be honest. We all know we’re going there, but what do we really know about life after death? Like, is there one or what? By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small About Life After Death… How did you feel…
RIOC Operations Committee Shows Growth But Has No Roots
RIOC operations growth was on display on November 23rd, 2020, and presentations were strong. But something was missing: residents. By David Stone Roosevelt Island News RIOC operations growth, the missing element… Under the leadership of acting president/CEO Shelton Haynes, RIOC…
Roosevelt Island Neighbors Fight Hunger at the Free Food Pantry
The coronavirus slammed families across the spectrum, but the Roosevelt Island Free Food Pantry pushes back each Friday. Hunger’s given less of a toehold because our neighbors find a way. By David Stone Roosevelt Island News Hunger Meets Its Match…
Is the Placebo Effect the Magic Key To Hidden Wisdom’s Door?
Who does the placebo effect worry most? Doctors or the pharmaceutical industry? Hard to say. But whoever it is, scrambling to explain it away is common. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small The Subversive Placebo Effect Both have…
Is it time to ban leaf blowers now, end the noise and air pollution?
Ban leaf blowers now. That thought burned across my mind as the crew outside entered its third hour of noise and air pollution. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Introduction to an unjustifiable public nuisance… “The noise is…
Fixing RIOC’s Budget, Avoiding Disaster, Facing Facts Now
Fixing RIOC’s budget, even as so many things distract us and them, is a must because the risks of delay are so high. By David Stone Roosevelt Island News Quick Summary: Why fixing RIOC’s budget matters… As reported earlier, RIOC‘s…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor