Empty office spaces can be converted to residential buildings – but it won't be affordable
With many employers switching to remote work, two engineering experts explain the feasibility of converting office buildings to residential spaces.
July 14, 2023 • ~9 min
Curing America's loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs
At least half of surveyed US adults experienced loneliness and social isolation.
July 14, 2023 • ~8 min
Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality
Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, yet before the pandemic, it killed more people than any other infectious disease.
July 7, 2023 • ~8 min
AI is an existential threat – just not the way you think
From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to humanity. The reality is less dramatic but perhaps more insidious.
July 5, 2023 • ~8 min
More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems
The health coverage program’s enrollment soared during the three years after March 2020 due to temporary policies adopted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 23, 2023 • ~4 min
96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022
There’s pretty much no one left in the US who hasn’t been exposed to the coronavirus, whether by vaccination, infection or both.
June 15, 2023 • ~5 min
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