Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
For COVID Drugs, Months of Frantic Development Lead to Few Outright Successes
There have been mixed results as researchers try to stop a disease they are still trying to understand -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
For COVID Drugs, Months of Frantic Development Lead to Few Outright Successes
There have been mixed results as researchers try to stop a disease they are still trying to understand -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Divide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID Strategy
COVID might be fought efficiently with fewer shutdowns by restricting activities only in a particular area with a population up to 200,000 when its case rate rises above a chosen threshold. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
An Emerging Tool for COVID Times: The Portable MRI
Bedside imaging holds vast potential as a diagnostic tool, especially during the pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Pfizer’s Early Results Bode Well for a COVID Vaccine Approval This Year
The data are preliminary, however, and it is not yet clear whether the vaccine protects against severe disease -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Cutting Diesel Exhaust Could Lessen COVID Spread in Cities
Fewer particulates in the air would carry less virus to unsuspecting residents -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How We Can Avoid a ‘Twindemic’ of COVID and Flu
There’s no vaccine against the coronavirus yet, but we have influenza vaccines—and we need to use them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How We Can Avoid a ‘Twindemic’ of COVID and Flu
There’s no vaccine against the coronavirus yet, but we have influenza vaccines—and we need to use them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Real Danger Posed by Coronavirus-Infected Mink
A new SARS-CoV-2 strain in mink has infected about a dozen people in Denmark, but it is not known whether the mutation makes the virus more dangerous -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Real Danger Posed by Coronavirus-Infected Mink
A new SARS-CoV-2 strain in mink has infected about a dozen people in Denmark, but it is not known whether the mutation makes the virus more dangerous -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Stop Restaurants from Driving COVID Infections
Mobile phone data suggests restaurants, gyms and cafes can be COVID hotspots—and reveals strategies for limiting spread -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays
Experts suggest limiting travel and keeping Thanksgiving and other celebrations small and outdoors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays
Experts suggest limiting travel and keeping Thanksgiving and other celebrations small and outdoors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective in Large Trial, Pfizer Says
Genetic engineering could allow for speedy production as well -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com