Categorized in CoronavirusThis is what it will take to get us back outsideHow to safely ease social distancing while we wait for a covid-19 drug or vaccine.
Categorized in CoronavirusWe need mass surveillance to fight covid-19—but it doesn’t have to be creepyThis is a chance to reinvent the way we collect and share personal data while protecting individual privacy.
Categorized in Tech policyHow to manage a pandemicCoronavirus was a test, and many of the world’s most advanced nations have all too visibly failed. What can we do better?
Categorized in BiotechnologyHow does the coronavirus work?What it is, where it comes from, how it hurts us, and how we fight it.Saiman Chow
Categorized in BiotechnologyThe race to find a covid-19 drug in the blood of survivorsScientists are scrambling to find powerful antibodies that can turn back the disease. But can they manufacture enough for everyone?
Categorized in Fighting coronavirusWhat the world can learn from Kerala about how to fight covid-19The inside story of how one Indian state is flattening the curve through epic levels of contact tracing and social assistance.
Categorized in coronavirusThe unholy alliance of covid-19, nationalism, and climate changeWhen the pandemic wanes, a poorer, more divided world will still face the rapidly rising threat of global warming.
Categorized in ComputingHow America must prepare for a pandemic electionVoting by mail is the only sensible option, but it's not going to happen without swift action.
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Categorized in CoronavirusStop covid or save the economy? We can do both.Contrary to what you’ve heard, shutting down the country is also the quickest way to get it started back up again
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