It's hard to replace human contact. But during a pandemic, robots can help patients fight off…
Author: Kate Knibbs
The Removal of ‘Gone with the Wind’ From HBO Max Isn’t Censorship
The streaming service's decision to temporarily pull the film from its roster isn't suppression—it's an opportunity…
The Pandemic Is Transforming the Rental Economy
The spread of Covid-19 has made people think twice about what they rent. But this hasn’t…
Curfews Halt Transit Services—and Leave Riders Stranded
The suspension of services like Lyft, Uber, and Citi Bike has left protesters and essential workers…
The Promise of Antibody Treatments for Covid-19
As scientists race to create a vaccine, a parallel quest to engineer effective antibody treatments for…
Spaceship Earth and the Value of Utopian Thinking
The Biosphere 2 experiment is often ridiculed as the scientific disaster of the '90s. A new…
The Covid-19 Rent Crisis Is Here
As unemployment surges, calls to cancel rent are growing louder. In New York, thousands are planning…
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Changing How People Buy Books
Of course, Amazon is still a monster, but some indie booksellers are making it work.
The Pandemic Can Taint the Memory of Things We Love
Music, binge-watching, sourdough starters—these things are helping people cope. Will coronavirus also ruin them forever?
In ‘Notes From an Apocalypse,’ Catastrophe Meets Optimism
Mark O’Connell never imagined his book, *Notes From an Apocalypse*, would come out amid global catastrophe.…