Future Perfect Archive
Archives for December 2020
Economists have a plan to buy herd immunity through a “vaccine stimulus.” But it could backfire.
The US has authorized a coronavirus vaccine. That doesn’t guarantee a quick end to the pandemic.
Vilsack held the post under Obama, and critics say he was too close to Big Ag.
Reading Peter Singer’s The Life You Can Save in the year of the plague.
The Federal Reserve is the most important economic agency in the country. Biden should treat it as such.
As many seniors face down the winter holidays alone, it may be tempting to give them a companion robot as a gift.
The US still has a chance to tame its coronavirus outbreak. But time is running out.
A breakthrough on the “protein folding problem” can help us understand disease and discover new drugs.
The CDC now says people can quarantine for less than two weeks — but would prefer people stick to the full 14 days.
Columbia researchers project that 5 million to 12 million more people will be in poverty in January than a year before.
The data on how people are giving in 2020 may surprise you.
The government eased access to drug addiction treatment during the pandemic. Now that could go away.