Contagion

Immunity, Contagion, and Talking Squid

Well-researched stories from Wired, CNBC, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Medical workers take in patients at a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center on April 07, 2020 in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn, NY

Viral Racism, Universal Antivirals, and Weird Dreams

Well-researched stories from Slate, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Toilet Paper, Handwashing, and Labor Unrest

Well-researched stories from Marker, FiveThirtyEight, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A locust standing on a sugar cane.

COVID-19, Locusts, and Elephant Minds

Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, The Guardian, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A woman wearing a protective mask sits in a subway car at Grand Central Terminal on March 12, 2020 in New York City.

Economic Danger, Health Precautions, and Vampire Bats

Well-researched stories from FiveThirtyEight, Forge, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Triage, Altruism, and Thoughts Without Words

Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Der liebe Augustin erwacht in der Pestgrube by Adam Brenner

Plagues, Dung Beetles, and Historical Romance

Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A man wearing a medical mask

Virus Paradox, Men at Work, and Electronic Chores

Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Democracy, Beauty, and West Side Story

Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Smithsonian Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Autobiography, Chemical Love, and Virtuous Chocolate

Well-researched stories from FiveThirtyEight, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.