Kelsey Piper
Contributing editor
Latest articles by Kelsey Piper
A wave of protests by Chinese citizens is a reminder that the desire for a normal life can be as hard to suppress as a virus.
AI gets smarter, more capable, and more world-transforming every day. Here’s why that might not be a good thing.
We still aren’t ready for the next one — but a new report offers a blueprint for ending pandemics.
The fallen crypto CEO on what went wrong, why he did what he did, and what lies he told along the way.
Ultra-wealth gives someone like Elon Musk the power to do great good in the world — and great harm.
Human challenge trials have changed the fight against malaria and cholera. Next up: tuberculosis.
A trio of researchers claimed they found likely evidence that the virus that causes Covid-19 was synthetic. And then scientists went to work picking the theory apart.
A controversial new study involving an engineered version of Covid’s omicron variant raises new questions about research oversight.
There’s a way to make civilization extinction-proof. But it won’t be easy.
Effective altruism hasn’t abandoned its roots.