Introducing 21 Ways COVID Changed the World
The pandemic didn’t bring us together, but it did show us what we need to change the most
The pandemic didn’t bring us together, but it did show us what we need to change the most
Humans evolved to be interdependent, not self-sufficient
The pandemic pushed researchers into new forms of rapid communication and collaboration
It’s no longer possible to separate science and politics
What happens when a deadly virus hits a vulnerable society
COVID accelerated the development of cutting-edge PCR tests—and made the need for them urgent
The need to reinvent the World Health Organization has become abundantly clear
Emergency managers are stuck reacting to a constant march of disasters
Residents learned what was possible. Some politicians fought to keep it that way
The poor, no matter where they live, will suffer the greatest lasting toll
Instructing our cells to make specific proteins could control influenza, autoimmune diseases, even cancer
From brave exploration to just another playground for the 0.0000001 percent
But society is not prepared for the growing crisis of long COVID
Visualizing ongoing stories of loss, adaptation and inequality
People realized their jobs don’t have to be that way
Different methods of drug delivery give us more tools to fight disease
COVID energized the Black Lives Matter movement—and provoked a dangerous backlash
Those with the most at stake were heard the least
Surprising supply chain breakdowns
The COVID research infrastructure will help fight all sorts of pathogens
Virus origin stories have always been prone to conspiracy theories. COVID disinformation has threatened research—and lives
How do we live with it?