A guide to negotiating a covid “bubble” with other people
This weekend I’m going to break my isolation for the first time in two months. Aside from occasional socially distanced...
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These pop songs were written by OpenAI’s deep-learning algorithm
The news: In a fresh spin on manufactured pop, OpenAI has released a neural network called Jukebox that can generate...
This man assembled his own covid antibody tests for himself and his friends
In Portland, Oregon, earlier this spring, a programmer named Ian Hilgart-Martiszus pulled out a needle and inserted it into the...
Covid hoaxes are using a loophole to stay alive—even after content is deleted
Since the onset of the pandemic, the Technology and Social Change Research Project at Harvard Kennedy’s Shorenstein Center, where I...
Health systems are in need of radical change; virtual care will lead the way
The covid-19 pandemic has shown us how much health care is in need of not just tweaking but radical change....
Covid-19 and the workforce: Critical workers, productivity, and the future of AI
In less than two months, covid-19 created arguably the world’s largest collective shift in social activity and working practices. Research...
Covid-19 has blown apart the myth of Silicon Valley innovation
The frustration in Marc Andreessen’s post on our failure to prepare and respond competently to the coronavirus pandemic is palpable, and his...
Doctors are now social media influencers. They aren’t all ready for it.
When President Trump suggested during a press conference that doctors should look into treating covid-19 patients with an “injection inside”...
Doctors are using AI to triage covid-19 patients. The tools may be here to stay
Rizwan Malik had always had an interest in AI. As the lead radiologist at the Royal Bolton Hospital, run by...
Antigen testing could be a faster, cheaper way to diagnose covid-19
Coronavirus testing in the US is nowhere near where it should be. A recent road map suggested we need to...
Israel is using AI to flag high-risk covid-19 patients
One of Israel’s largest health maintenance organizations is using artificial intelligence to help identify which of the 2.4 million people it...
Mah-Ze-Dahr Sweet Scones
Ingredients: 2 Cups flour (300 grams) 1 Tablespoon baking powder 3 Tablespoons sugar ¼ Teaspoon salt 5 Tablespoons salted butter,...
