Can Robots Evolve Into Machines of Loving Grace?
Nobody could say exactly when the robots arrived. They seemed to have been smuggled onto campus during the break without...
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China Goes Back to Work as the Coronavirus Rages On Elsewhere
In November, the Beijing offices of Meituan Dianping, a Chinese ecommerce and food delivery business, were buzzing. Workers hunched over...
It’s Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work
“Originally, I agreed that only sick people should wear masks,” said Linsey Marr, an environmental engineer who studies disease transmission....
The State of Coronavirus Testing in the US
It’s difficult to know right now exactly how many people in the United States have been tested for Covid-19, but...
Texts From Politicians Could Be More Dangerous Than Ever
Covid-19 has forced 2020 US political campaigns to abandon door-to-door canvassing, rallies, and fundraising extravaganzas—leaving them grasping for ways to...
iPads Are Crucial Health Care Tools in Combating Covid-19
David Riddle, administrative director of patient experience, says he hopes the service will alleviate some of the emotional burden for...
The Real Reason Veterinarians Gave a Tiger a Covid-19 Test
Because the tiger’s well-being is now enmeshed with a public health crisis, there are plans to conduct contact-tracing on Nadia....
In ‘Notes From an Apocalypse,’ Catastrophe Meets Optimism
What makes a person a prepper? Is it how many rows of cans are stacked in their basement? Intimate familiarity...
Ends + Stems Review: Make Tasty Meals While Reducing on Waste
As a product reviewer, I go to a lot of food nerd extravaganzas. Some of them are multi-acre trade shows...
Hackers Target Oil Companies as Prices Plunge
As the world’s top oil producers prepared for a weeklong meeting earlier this month to plan a response to slumping...
