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The disease spreads so fast and is so poorly understood that doctors and researchers are sharing their findings on Twitter and Facebook, not medical journals
They’re not full-fledged physicians, but they’ve been learning important skills that can take the pressure off credentialed M.D.s
The psychosocial repercussions of this crisis could make the tragedy even worse
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The great astrophysicist Fred Hoyle, 1915-2001, named the big bang theory but never embraced it…
The bias built into the health system means they will have worse outcomes on average if they get sick
Universities are creating new tools to guard research against threats to national security and competitiveness
Campaigns such as #See10Do10 can make a sometimes frivolous way of communicating socially useful
Keeping them open can help people with alcohol use disorder avoid withdrawal symptoms, including tremors, hallucinations and seizures
This moment of crisis calls for the nation to rediscover its powers of discovery
As Abraham Maslow wrote, “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again”
10 hours ago — Scott Barry Kaufman
If we’re going to find extraterrestrials, we need to stop assuming they’ll think like humans
Despite entrance fees being waived, this is not a good time to pack into the U.S.’s national parks
19 hours ago — Dana Hunter
Harold’s 165-mph winds make it the fourth strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Southeast Pacific
April 6, 2020 — Jeff Masters
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