Category: Editors’ Pick

Gambler’s Fallacy Can Create A False Sense Of Security With Risks Like COVID-19 Or Hurricanes

Are “hot streaks” or momentum relevant to surviving COVID-19 or a hurricane? No

Why You Can Be Confident That An Approved Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Safe And Effective

Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious Diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, who’s been involved in multiple vaccine trials and is leading a Pfizer Covid-19 trial, explains that while concerns about a Covid-19 vaccine are understandable, the de…

Pence And Biden Tested Negative For Covid-19; Here’s Why They’re Still At Risk

Several White House officials, including Vice President Pence, have tested negative for Covid-19. So has Democratic nominee Joe Biden. But that doesn’t mean they’re not infected.

President Trump Has Consistently Undermined White House Coronavirus Task Force

Words matter, especially when spoken from the presidential podium. Perpetually conveying inaccurate or inconsistent messages to the American people undermines the Coronavirus Task Force that had been formed to respond to the crisis.

How To Combat Covid-19 Apathy

Dr. Joshua Liao discusses how humans are generally bad at assessing long-term risk and the steps public health officials and business leaders should take to communicate safer Covid-19 behaviors.

This Startup Raised $37 Million To Make Going To The Dentist Fun

Tend is tackling the staid dentistry industry by focusing on patient hospitality.

The Scientologist Billionaire Trying To Make A New Antibiotic

Bob Duggan could easily have called it a career in 2015, after he sold Pharma- cyclics, his cancer-drug biotech, to AbbVie.

Operation Warp Speed Has Over $6 Billion In Secret Covid-19 Vaccine Contracts Evading Scrutiny

Operation Warp Speed has billions in secret Covid-19 vaccine contracts, bypassing usual methods of scrutiny by using an intermediary organization.

This Surfer Dude Scientist Claims He Twice Foiled An FDA Undercover Probe Into His DIY Covid-19 Vaccine

Johnny Stine says he knew undercover FDA agents were trying to catch him out over a $400 Covid-19 vaccine he’d injected into a Pacific Northwest mayor, amongst many others.

Six-Months As A Covid Long-Hauler: Unending Symptoms, Many Unknowns

A travel writer’s personal journey with Covid-19.