The Distancer is a simple, handheld device that aims to help ensure the safety of key workers. None of us are enjoying the loss of self-determination that this invisible enemy has brought into our lives. The feeling of helplessness just…
In a perspective piece published in the journal Science, UC San Diego experts describe in detail the growing evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can be spread by asymptomatic people via aerosols – a reality that deeply…
The pharmaceutical industry is leading the charge in vaccine and drug development, while simultaneously modifying existing trials to the new environment, and keeping their staff and patients safe. But the industry will be different after the crisis passes, and sponsors…
Within days of social media companies taking down a viral video touting conspiracy theories about the novel coronavirus, a clip popped up on YouTube telling viewers about another way they could still access the banned footage: through a link to…
In the past decade or so, artificial intelligence has gone from the pages of science fiction novels to a very real power that has disrupted — or threatens to disrupt — nearly every process on earth. AI helps our cars,…
