public health
What is technology addiction? (And how you can better manage it)
To reap the benefits of digital technologies, we must contend with their addictive designs.
What happens when two different respiratory viruses infect the same cell?
A new study looks at what happens when you get infected with two viruses at the same time.
How to reduce gun violence without taking people’s guns
Hospitals often deal with the aftermath of gun violence, but they can play a key role in preventing it.
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An Olympics without fanfare: What would the ancient Greeks think of the empty stadiums?
In ancient Greece, the Olympics were never solely about the athletes themselves.
Benjamin Franklin on vaccination and a deadly virus outbreak
Smallpox was nothing new in 1721.
Sleep deprivation affects fertility, memory, and even your immune response after a vaccine
Are you getting a full 8 hours?
Biohackers could drive insulin price down 98 percent
A team of biohackers is on a David-versus-Goliath mission to make insulin affordable to an increasing number of diabetics.
Genetics of unexplained sudden cardiac arrest
New research shines a light on the genetics of sudden cardiac deaths.
Is it ethical to pay people to get vaccinated?
It could lead to a massive uptake in those previously hesitant.
The power of group identity: 22 percent of Americans remain skeptical of vaccines
According to this research, eight percent of Americans always refuse vaccines. Why?
Virtual reality tourism can boost travel in a post-pandemic world
Virtual tourism has thus far been a futuristic dream, but a world shaped by Covid-19 may be ready to accept it.
Contact-tracing apps have serious physical, biological limitations
Contact-tracing apps can be a useful tool for public health, but they have considerable false positive and false negative rates.
The problem with our noisy planet
Noise causes stress. For our ancestors, it meant danger: thunder, animal roars, war cries, triggering a 'fight or run' reaction.
What the rise of digital nomads can tell us about the next wave of remote working
The pandemic has many people questioning whether they ever want to go back to the office.
Long-retracted papers are still cited in major journals
The retraction crisis has morphed into a citation crisis.
Why the capitalist market model destroys the safeguards of some professions
The neoliberal call for more 'choice', seems hard to resist.
Vaccines and the power of positive reinforcement
People may be more willing to get vaccinated when told how popular it is.
COVID-19 survivor’s guilt is a growing problem as we confront our losses
A psychologist and a doctor of emergency medicine explain.
How the pandemic could finally democratize commutes
Whose responsibility is it to ensure that there is affordable access to employment?
Butterfly population collapse linked to climate change
If we lose our pollinators, we'll soon lose everything else.
Can you still spread coronavirus after getting the vaccine?
The vaccine will shorten the "shedding" time.
Is it time to decriminalize prostitution? Two New York bills answer yes in unique ways
One bill hopes to repeal the crime of selling sex and expand social services; the other would legalize the entire sex trade.
New research shows that bullies are often friends
Remedies must honor the complex social dynamics of adolescence.
They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life
The majority of Americans are stressed, sleep-deprived and overweight and suffer from largely preventable lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. Being overweight or obese contributes to […]
Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
It's not the caffeine, it's the people.
In France’s Red Zones, World War I never ended
More than a century after the end of hostilities in 1918, some battlefields of WWI are still deadly enough to kill you.
How one NY hospital system treated 128,000+ COVID cases
From making their own swabs to staying in constant communication across the board, Northwell Health dove headfirst into uncharted waters to take on the virus and save lives.
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Can better data defeat the next pandemic?
Northwell Health has built an elaborate data system to track and fight COVID-19. If this system goes global, it could prevent a future pandemic.
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I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our ‘world after coronavirus’ might look like – this is what I learned
There is no going "back to normal."