Feeling unsettled, anxious? Maybe you have COVID-19 vaccine envy
It was easy to feel unfettered happiness when health care workers became eligible for the vaccine. Ditto for older people. But as younger, seemingly able-bodied...
From COVID to curbside, 2020 changed our vocabulary too
It's no surprise that the tremendous change wrought by the pandemic was instantly reflected in our vocabulary — our new reality demanded new words to...
Now you can see the COVID-19 risk anywhere in the country, in real time
A free and now peer-reviewed COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool offers a scientific way for the public to check the risk of attending an event...
UW forecasts show why masks are easiest — and cheapest — way to save U.S. lives
If Americans would just wear face masks when they leave their homes, they could save well over 100,000 lives — and perhaps more than half...
Column One: Coronavirus may be creating better bosses, who talk less and listen more
The stresses associated with COVID-19 are affecting people on every rung of the corporate ladder.
1.3 billion tons of food is being wasted each year. Can we stop it?
Roughly one-third of all food produced on Earth is either wasted or lost somewhere along the way from the farm to our bellies, according to...
What it’s like to be a working witch VIEW
“If you think being a witch is just sitting around doing spells all the time, you think wrong,” says a Los Angeles-based witch. “Half my...