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Australia’s Koalas Are ‘Sliding Towards Extinction’
The species is among 28 animals being assessed for potential upgrade of their threat status as their numbers plummet following sweeping bushfires. Powered by WPeMatico
How the Coronavirus Got to Donald Trump
Covid-19’s path through the president’s world is an epidemiological mystery. We know why it spread, but not if it spread via a single infectious event. Powered by WPeMatico
The Electoral Politics of Trump’s Diagnosis
No one knows what the president’s case of Covid will mean for the end of the campaign, but here’s what to keep your eye on. Powered by WPeMatico
The NBA Bubble Was a Success Because It Failed
The finals mean the league’s experiment will soon be over. But the bubble was a triumph for what it let in—the real-world concerns of its players. Powered by WPeMatico
Trump just got a dose of Regeneron’s unapproved antibody drug for covid
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, tested positive for covid-19 and within 24 hours had received an experimental, cutting-edge antibody treatment not available to other Americans. In a statement released Friday, the White House said Trump had received “a single 8-gram dose” of the biotech treatment, which belongs to a promising new class […]
How an AI tool for fighting hospital deaths actually worked in the real world
In November of 2018, a new deep-learning tool went online in the emergency department of the Duke University Health System. Called Sepsis Watch, it was designed to help doctors spot early signs of one of the leading causes of hospital deaths globally. Sepsis occurs when an infection triggers full-body inflammation and ultimately causes organs to […]
A VR film/game with AI characters can be different every time you watch or play
The square-faced, three-legged alien shoves and jostles to get at the enormous plant taking over its tiny planet. But each bite just makes the forbidden fruit grow bigger. Suddenly the plant’s weight flips the whole sphere upside down and all the little creatures drop into space. Quick! Reach in and catch one! Agence, a short […]
This scientist made a Google Doc to educate the public about airborne coronavirus transmission
The evidence that the coronavirus spreads through the air has been mounting for months. However, the official guidance from the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control is still that droplets are the main route of transmission. In fact, the CDC changed its website last month to acknowledge airborne transmission as a route for […]
The Outcome: A newsletter about making the election safe again
Elections are a technology. I don’t mean just that they rely on technology, although cybersecurity, voter data, misinformation, and online advertising are all central to how today’s elections are fought. I mean elections are themselves are a technology—an essential mechanism in the running of a healthy society. Elections enable power to alternate between different factions […]