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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Future Perfect
    AI has cracked a problem that stumped biologists for 50 years. It’s a huge deal.AI has cracked a problem that stumped biologists for 50 years. It’s a huge deal.
    Future Perfect

    A breakthrough on the “protein folding problem” can help us understand disease and discover new drugs.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Is the pandemic making people more generous — or more selfish?Is the pandemic making people more generous — or more selfish?
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    The data on how people are giving in 2020 may surprise you.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? Ethicists are fiercely debating how to vaccinate billions of people.
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    Pfizer and Moderna have discovered effective vaccines, but some of us will get the shot before others.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Minks are transmitting Covid-19 to humans. Don’t blame the minks.Minks are transmitting Covid-19 to humans. Don’t blame the minks.
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    From Denmark to the US, outbreaks on mink farms raise concerns that a virus mutation could make our vaccines ineffective.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    3 core myths about eating animals — and why food tech may vanquish them3 core myths about eating animals — and why food tech may vanquish them
    Podcast
    Future Perfect

    Meat alternatives are tearing down the idea that eating animals is normal, natural, and necessary.

    By Sigal Samuel and Byrd Pinkerton
    Should people of color get access to the Covid-19 vaccine before others?
    Future Perfect

    “It’s so important that we get this right. We don’t have a history of doing this well.”

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Beef is bad for the planet. Can we make it better?Beef is bad for the planet. Can we make it better?
    Podcast
    Future Perfect

    Brazilians on the edge of the Amazon rainforest are working with cattle ranchers — not against them — to save the climate.

    By Sigal Samuel and Byrd Pinkerton
    Politics
    Factory farms are an ideal breeding ground for the next pandemicFactory farms are an ideal breeding ground for the next pandemic
    Podcast
    Politics

    One researcher says we are “playing Russian roulette.”

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Sigal Samuel and 1 more
    Everywhere basic income has been tried, in one map
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    Which countries have experimented with basic income — and what were the results?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    The case for funding psychedelics to treat mental healthThe case for funding psychedelics to treat mental health
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    Scientists are developing psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, into a treatment for depression.

    By Sigal Samuel