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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Future Perfect
    At-home Covid-19 tests are getting better. Experts say: Stock up for winter.At-home Covid-19 tests are getting better. Experts say: Stock up for winter.
    Future Perfect

    New tests promise lab-quality results in under an hour — all without having to get up off your couch.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Would you donate to a charity that won’t pay out for centuries?Would you donate to a charity that won’t pay out for centuries?
    Future Perfect

    A new philanthropic initiative aims to act as an insurance policy for humanity’s future.

    By Sigal Samuel
    New technologies are promising a shortcut to enlightenment
    Future Perfect

    Brain stimulation. Neurofeedback. Synthetic psychedelics. Can they deliver?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Explainers
    How you’ll know when Covid-19 has gone from “pandemic” to “endemic”How you’ll know when Covid-19 has gone from “pandemic” to “endemic”
    Explainers

    It’s more subjective than you might think.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Why you’re not getting a delta-specific booster yetWhy you’re not getting a delta-specific booster yet
    Future Perfect

    It’s in clinical trials, but many experts say you don’t need a tailored vaccine for this variant.

    By Sigal Samuel
    AI’s Islamophobia problem
    Future Perfect

    GPT-3 is a smart and poetic AI. It also says terrible things about Muslims.

    By Sigal Samuel
    4 lessons from the early pandemic that no longer apply
    Future Perfect

    We need new mental models to make sense of the pandemic as it exists today.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Delta is surging. Your boss wants you in the office. Is it safe?Delta is surging. Your boss wants you in the office. Is it safe?
    Future Perfect

    Here are the most important precautions your office should have in place if it wants you back.

    By Sigal Samuel
    It’s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder.
    Technology

    Digital distractions such as social media and smartphones wreak havoc on our attention spans. Could they also be making us less ethical?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Jane Goodall reveals what studying chimpanzees teaches us about human natureJane Goodall reveals what studying chimpanzees teaches us about human nature
    Future Perfect

    The renowned primatologist wants us to remember that humans aren’t so exceptional — we’re animals, too.

    By Sigal Samuel