#covid-19


# longform

how and why covid broke the modern world

One virus, at just the right time, and with just the right virulence, managed to expose every weakness of our society.
how and why covid broke the modern world

# longform    

we were warned: how scientists and engineers predicted today's chaos

Today the world seems like it's suddenly unraveling. But experts have been warning us this day would come for many decades.
we were warned: how scientists and engineers predicted today's chaos

# health    

covid denialists want you to think you're brainwashed

Joe Rogan and other prominent anti-science mouthpieces are now trying to pull off an old conspiracy theory Jedi mind trick when discussing the pandemic.
covid denialists want you to think you're brainwashed

# science    

the three good things you missed as the world was ending

Yes, it seemed like the world was still falling apart in 2021, but there is still some very good news.
the three good things you missed as the world was ending

# health    

how anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers added years to the covid pandemic

We held the key to defeating the COVID-19 in our hands. Then, our worst citizens gave the virus a second lease on life, and millions more will die before this is over.
how anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers added years to the covid pandemic

# health    

we may be over covid, but covid isn't done with us

As parts of the world attempt to return to their pre-COVID normal, millions of people are anxious about declaring the pandemic over. They're right.
we may be over covid, but covid isn't done with us

# science    

the psychology of how terrible people get their way and how to stop them

How do societies that try to educate kids to share, cooperate, and respect each other end up being bullied by toxic, shameless people to refuse to do any of the above?
the psychology of how terrible people get their way and how to stop them

# tech    

why tech bros criticizing covid models don't know what they're talking about

Pay no attention to the tech personalities double guessing COVID-19 models. They're not the experts they think they are, or pretend to be.
why tech bros criticizing covid models don't know what they're talking about

# longform    

america's new lysenkoism: what happens when ideology trumps science

When populists, demagogues, and authoritarians insist on attacking experts for trying to fix the problems their dogmas created, the consequences can destroy entire nations.
america's new lysenkoism: what happens when ideology trumps science

# health    

debunking plandemic, the conspiracy theory heard 'round the world

Plandemic is just a rapid-fire tsunami of lies and anti-vaccine tropes with something for every conspiracy theorist.
debunking plandemic, the conspiracy theory heard 'round the world

# health    

the coronavirus paradox: too much news, too little useful data

Despite having more news than ever before, people looking for information about COVID-19 are drowning in a tsunami of rumors, propaganda, misinformation, and scams.
the coronavirus paradox: too much news, too little useful data

# health    

how and why coronavirus will change the world as we know it

The coronavirus pandemic may not be apocalyptic, but it came at just the right time to shake the foundations of our increasingly unstable world and expose its problems.
how and why coronavirus will change the world as we know it