Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
More time online during the pandemic can expose them to abuse—but virtual spaces can also offer a crucial lifeline
The pandemic is threatening the food supply chain, but automation can fill crucial gaps
Here are four questions we need to ask ourselves
Platforms that enable nuanced forms of crowdsourcing are opening a new era in epidemiological forecasting
Computer models could warn of upcoming surges, allowing public health officials to take early preventive action
The potential dangers of this technology are great enough that we need to be very careful about how powerful we allow it to be
Self-learning systems can discover hidden patterns in immense data sets, transcending what humans could ever find on their own
It’s not meant to diagnose, but it can flag signs and risk factors that indicate the possibility of serious disease
Campaigns such as #See10Do10 can make a sometimes frivolous way of communicating socially useful
The director of IBM Research explains how the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium came together in just a few days