Another COVID-19 Side Effect: Less Competition, Higher Prices
Reading Time: 8 minutes Mergers and widespread small business closures have allowed big companies to dominate some markets, including healthcare.
Home Alone, a Pair of Scissors, and a Mirror
Reading Time: 8 minutes “Give me a head with hair / long beautiful hair / Shining, gleaming, streaming / flaxen, waxen.” — Broadway hit musical Hair (1967).
The Risky Battle to Keep Masks on When the Plane’s Wheels Go Up
Reading Time: 8 minutes Airlines often tout strict rules regarding face masks, but once the flight takes off, so do many of the masks — and flight attendants put their health on the line every time they try to enforce the rule.
Spotify’s Success May Be the Real Day the Music Dies
Reading Time: 8 minutes When the music’s over, turn out the lights. (The Doors, 1967, available on Spotify.)
Lessons for America From Way Down Under
Reading Time: 5 minutes New Zealand shows how to act fast to stem COVID-19 spread.
Welcome Home, Very Stable Geniuses
Reading Time: < 1 minute Testing the patience of US returnees.
We Had the Tool to Prevent Lockdowns and Death
Reading Time: 28 minutes Why the current COVID-19 testing method is wrong, and what we need in its place. And why, if used correctly, the right test could control or even end the pandemic.
FDA Red Tape Entangles Instant Coronavirus Test
Reading Time: 9 minutes A Harvard epidemiologist proposes a coronavirus test that is fast, inexpensive, and could be effective in stopping the pandemic. The only obstacle is getting the FDA to notice.
Where There’s Smoke, China’s ‘Great Firewall’ Douses the Fire
Reading Time: 8 minutes Posting about sensitive topics on social media is a risky business.
Back to School Special
Reading Time: < 1 minute COVID-19 may knock out at least one school problem.