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Kelsey Piper

Kelsey Piper

Contributing editor

    Latest articles by Kelsey Piper

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    It’s not overreacting to prepare for coronavirus. Here’s how.It’s not overreacting to prepare for coronavirus. Here’s how.
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    Six things you can do now to get ready for an outbreak.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Trump’s coronavirus speech was deeply flawed — but he got one critical thing rightTrump’s coronavirus speech was deeply flawed — but he got one critical thing right
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    In his Oval Office address, the president told Americans the coronavirus is a big deal. Let’s hope his followers believe him.

    By Kelsey Piper
    If you can stay home now, you make things safer for the people who can’t
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    Some mild inconveniences this month could save the lives of vulnerable people.

    By Kelsey Piper
    Why the WHO waited to call the coronavirus a pandemic
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    The virus has spread across all continents except Antarctica. But the WHO held back on using the term “pandemic” for it.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The WHO just declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Here’s what that means.The WHO just declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Here’s what that means.
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    “All countries can still change the course of this pandemic.”

    By Kelsey Piper
    Taiwan has millions of visitors from China and only 45 coronavirus cases. Here’s how.
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    Aggressive measures starting in December saved Taiwan. Can we learn from them?

    By Kelsey Piper
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    What Andrew Yang is doing next: A push for UBI and “human-centered capitalism”What Andrew Yang is doing next: A push for UBI and “human-centered capitalism”
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    Yang’s new nonprofit, Humanity Forward, will try to advance the ideas he pushed in his campaign.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Dear billionaires: Don’t run for presidentDear billionaires: Don’t run for president
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    For billionaires who want to change US policy, there are better ways to spend your money.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The animal rights protesters disrupting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders rallies, explainedThe animal rights protesters disrupting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders rallies, explained
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    Animal rights activists interrupted Biden’s Super Tuesday speech in Los Angeles. Here’s what they want.

    By Kelsey Piper and Dylan Matthews
    It’s 2020. Where are our self-driving cars?
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    In the age of AI advances, self-driving cars turned out to be harder than people expected.

    By Kelsey Piper