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Kelsey Piper

Kelsey Piper

Contributing editor

    Latest articles by Kelsey Piper

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    22 predictions we made in 2021, and the 13 we got right22 predictions we made in 2021, and the 13 we got right
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    Our batting average in forecasting 2021.

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    Omicron is here. What are your treatment options if you get Covid-19?Omicron is here. What are your treatment options if you get Covid-19?
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    Covid-19 experts on which treatments hold up against omicron and which ones to ask a doctor about if you get sick.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Can a new approach to funding scientific research unlock innovation?Can a new approach to funding scientific research unlock innovation?
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    How we fund research is stifling creativity. Here’s one potential fix.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    How bad research clouded our understanding of Covid-19How bad research clouded our understanding of Covid-19
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    Early studies of Covid-19 therapeutics turned out to be fabricated or suspicious. That’s a huge problem for science.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Should charities spend your money now — or save it to help people later?Should charities spend your money now — or save it to help people later?
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    The debate shaking up philanthropy, explained.

    By Kelsey Piper and Siobhan McDonough
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    How the faltering global vaccination effort paved the way for alarming variantsHow the faltering global vaccination effort paved the way for alarming variants
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    Omicron is the latest product of a global Covid-19 response that isn’t good enough.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Two confusing questions about Covid-19 boosters, answeredTwo confusing questions about Covid-19 boosters, answered
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    Should I get it? And, if I do, am I taking a dose from someone who needs it more?

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Are we turning the corner on Covid-19 treatments?Are we turning the corner on Covid-19 treatments?
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    Covid-19 treatments are key to living with the virus. Here’s where we’re at.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    How well can an AI mimic human ethics?How well can an AI mimic human ethics?
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    Meet Delphi, an AI that tries to predict how humans respond to ethical quandaries.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    How biological detective work can reveal who engineered a virusHow biological detective work can reveal who engineered a virus
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    Exciting new research should make it easier to hold rogue bioengineers accountable.

    By Kelsey Piper