FUTURE
From the Editors: We Can Beat Covid-19. Just Trust Science and Hold the Line
Adam Rogers | Wired
"...When humanity hits a crisis, it always looks...
In many organizations, risk managers have long been essentially back-office roles, with limited or no access to boards, executives, and key decision-makers. They oversee...
Automated vehicles don’t have human operators to communicate their driving intentions to pedestrians at intersections. My team’s research on pedestrians’ perceptions of safety shows...
One death in Steven Soderbergh’s terrifyingly prescient masterpiece, Contagion, stayed with me: Kate Winslet’s Dr. Erin Mears, an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer who chased...
When people say quantum computing is “hot” right now they are most definitely talking metaphorically; today’s leading devices have to operate at close to...
BIOTECH
The Quest for a Pandemic Pill
Matthew Hutson | The New Yorker
"Our usual antiviral approach is, as researchers say, 'one bug, one drug'; often, it’s...
Within a week, many world leaders went from downplaying the seriousness of coronavirus to declaring a state of emergency. Even the most efficacious of...
TECHNOLOGY
The Technology That Could Free America From Quarantine
Derek Thompson | The Atlantic
"Millions of Americans—many of whom might be deeply skeptical of government surveillance, or...
You’ve heard of chloroquine by now. Originally developed by German scientists in the 1930s, the anti-malaria drug is based on a natural compound present...
New drug therapies for a range of chronic diseases. Defenses against various cyber attacks. Technologies to make cities work smarter. Weather and wildfire forecasts...
MEDICINE
Researchers Push for Mass Blood Tests as a Covid-19 Strategy
Gregory Barber | Wired
"...a simple blood test, like the kind Zaaijer’s team will perform on...
Masked people standing six feet apart. Empty shelves in the supermarket. No children in sight outside the school during recess.
The social upheaval caused by...
In late December 2019 Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, sent a WeChat message to his medical school alumni group telling...
It’s been grim news all around for COVID-19. Italy’s skyrocketing death toll has now risen above China’s. Countries are shutting borders. Massive cities in...
MEDICINE
America Is Finally Testing for Coronavirus in Significant Volumes
Timothy B. Lee | Ars Technica
"On Thursday, the total number of coronavirus tests conducted in America...
MEDICINE
Flattening the Coronavirus Curve
Siobhan Roberts | The New York Times
"The ideal goal in fighting an epidemic or pandemic is to completely halt the spread....
The combination of climate change, deforestation, pollution, overfishing, and more have produced a biodiversity crisis. On a bad day, 200 species go extinct. If...
Scientists have linked up two silicon-based artificial neurons with a biological one across multiple countries into a fully-functional network. Using standard internet protocols, they...
Become partially android for a couple of years while your body heals itself.
It may sound far-fetched, but for patients needing reconstructive surgery, this...
