American Families Have a Massive Food-Waste Problem

October 24, 2023 · Health

If you have children, you probably already understand them to be very adorable food-waste machines. If you do not have children, I have five, so let me paint…

Somehow, the Science on Masks Still Isn’t Settled

February 13, 2023 · Health

For many Americans, wearing a mask has become a relic. But fighting about masks, it seems, has not. Masking has widely been seen as one of the best…

Is COVID a Common Cold Yet?

December 15, 2022 · Health

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the worst things about SARS-CoV-2 was that it was so new: The world lacked immunity, treatments, and vaccines. Tests…

Effective Altruism’s Philosopher King Just Wants to Be Practical

September 29, 2022 · Health

Academic philosophers these days do not tend to be the subjects of overwhelming attention in the national media. The Oxford professor William MacAskill is a notable exception. In…

Hundreds of Americans Will Die From COVID Today

September 16, 2022 · Health

Over the past week, an average of 491 Americans have died of COVID each day, according to data compiled by The New York Times. The week before, the…