Sheltering in Place Works—If You Can Afford to Stay Home
Among hard-hit essential workers, the precise dynamics of how infections spread are hard to pin down, Havlir notes. Had transmission actually occurred at work? Or maybe on transit? Perhaps the…
Shelter In Place Works—If You Can Afford to Stay Home
Among hard-hit essential workers, the precise dynamics of how infections spread are hard to pin down, Havlir notes. Had transmission actually occurred at work? Or maybe on transit? Perhaps the…
Why Juneteenth Went Viral
Until 2020, the world had never seen a holiday go viral. Nearly overnight, the business world—from Apple to ZocDoc—higher education, and even Sesame Street moved from, in some cases, complete…
How Surveillance Has Always Reinforced Racism
And I’m wondering, are these videos then shared and traded in a way that lynching memorabilia was shared and traded in times prior? Because I could view this and see…
Facebook and Twitter Want to Keep the Justice System Skewed Against Defendants
In recent weeks, social media executives have jumped in to pledge their support for the protest movement that emerged in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.…
No, You Don’t Need to See President Trump’s Medical Records
Not all health issues are created equal. As a matter of medical and political ethics, maybe the only salient issues are those that could endanger a person’s life while in…
EA is bringing Apex Legends to Switch and launching Steam versions of popular titles
EA announced today that popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends will be coming to the Nintendo Switch and Steam this fall. The game has only been available on PC via…
Twitter labels Trump video as ‘manipulated media’
Twitter has labeled a video tweeted by President Trump as “manipulated media,” as first reported by The Washington Post. The label is primarily cosmetic, but represents a significant escalation in…
Japan rolls out Microsoft-developed COVID-19 contact tracing app
Japan’s government today released its coronavirus contact tracing app for iOS and Android. The apps rely on Apple and Google’s co-developed exposure notification platform, using Bluetooth to help determine whether…
Google Doodle celebrates the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth
In celebration of the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, Google has produced a video Doodle set to the first verse of the poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called “The…