Testing a vaccine on children takes longer and comes with more challenges. But inoculating kids can…
Author: Gregory Barber
Can an AI Predict the Language of Viral Mutation?
Computational biologists used an algorithm meant to model human language to instead predict how viruses could…
How Many Microcovids Would You Spend on a Burrito?
Six nerdy roommates used public health data to create an online Covid-risk points system for every…
The First Americans Are Being Vaccinated. Now, the Hard Part
State and local officials are scrambling to figure out how to inoculate millions—after health care workers…
A Member of the ‘Squad’ Takes on Cryptocurrency
US Representative Rashida Tlaib, a progressive first-term lawmaker, has cosponsored a bill requiring stablecoins like Facebook's…
Schools Adopt Face Recognition in the Name of Fighting Covid
A WIRED investigation finds dozens of districts have purchased thermal cameras to monitor fevers that can…
It’s Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again
In the early days, we furiously scrubbed, afraid we could get sick from the virus lingering…
New York Is Trying Targeted Lockdowns. Will It Curb Covid?
Instead of shutting down all of New York City, this time officials are taking a block-by-block…
The Turmoil Over ‘Black Lives Matter’ and Political Speech at Coinbase
The CEO of the cryptocurrency pioneer declared political discussions out of bounds—then gave employees a week…
A School Ran a Simulation of the Pandemic—Before the Pandemic
A Florida middle school has staged mock outbreaks for years to teach science and civics. Last…