Coronavirus Vaccine: Where Are We and What’s Next?

You might have heard that vaccine trials are currently underway in Seattle. What exactly is being tested? How much longer will these tests take? And when can we expect a vaccine against the novel coronavirus? We chat with Dr. Benjamin Neuman, one of the world’s experts on coronavirus, and Daniel Wrapp, one of the scientists […]

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Reviews Space Movies, from ‘Gravity’ to ‘Interstellar’

Retired astronaut and engineer Chris Hadfield fact checks notable space movies using his NASA experience and vast knowledge of outer space, including ’Gravity,’ ‘Passengers,’ ‘Armageddon,’ ‘The Martian,’ ‘Interstellar,’ ‘First Man,’ ‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Ad Astra,’ ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ ‘Sunshine’ and ‘WALL-E.’ [Vanity Fair]

How Soon Will COVID-19 Peak? (And How To Tell)

From Minute Physics: This video is a collaboration with Aatish Bhatia about how to see the COVID-19 tipping point – we present a better way to graph COVID-19 coronavirus cases using a logarithmic scale in “phase space” – plotting the growth rate against the cumulative cases, rather than either of these against time. [MinutePhysics]

How Can we Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis?

Antibiotics: behind the scenes, they enable much of modern medicine. We use them to cure infectious diseases, and to safely facilitate everything from surgery to chemotherapy to organ transplants. But we’ve stopped discovering new ones and we’re at risk of losing them forever. How did we get into this situation? Gerry Wright shares what we […]

Pandemic Fashion: Coronavirus Earrings!

Artist and earrings maker extraordinaire Julie Lauzon from Lilipop creations uses reclaimed plastic to make wondefully geeky earrings. My girlfriend has several pairs at home and she’s absolutely in love with them! Considering the situation we’re currently in, Julie has released some amusing earrings shaped like the infamous COVID-19 virus. You can either order them […]