The Best Articles in Coronavirus
The most useful articles and videos in Coronavirus from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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Top 5 Coronavirus Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Coronavirus by Refind users in 2024 so far.
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Exponential growth and epidemics
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Mask Wars | NEJM
This documentary video explores the controversies surrounding masks and mask mandates throughout the centuries. The changing perceptions of masking leading u...
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Nature wasn’t healing: What really happened with wildlife during pandemic lockdowns
Despite the memes, new data reveals a more nuanced relationship between humans and animals.
The Pandemic Stole Kindergarten From Us. Only Now Do I Realize How Much My Son Missed.
My son went to school remotely for over a year after Covid was declared a pandemic. Only now do I realize everything he missed.
Working from home isn't going away, even if some CEOs wish it would
During the pandemic, many workers discovered they liked working from home, but CEOs want them in the office, and it's created tension.
Marriage rates are up, and divorce rates are down, new data shows
Coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States is seeing higher rates of marriage and lower rates of divorce. Experts explain why that may be.
Short Articles
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Immunologist Akiko Iwasaki: ‘We are not done with Covid, not even close’
The Yale professor and long Covid expert on why the virus is causing ongoing illness for so many, and the challenges she faces as a woman of colour in science
How Generative AI Could Help Us Predict the Next Pandemic
A Harvard AI called EVEscape is a kind of machine “oracle” for viral evolution, allowing us to predict new variants before they arrive.
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic
A new analysis of genetic samples from China appears to link the pandemic’s origin to raccoon dogs.
How the pandemic messed with our perception of time
A neuroscientist explains how history, mood, and surprise can make life feel like a slog — or go by in a blur.
Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, would have been baffled by modern anti-vaxxers, experts say
Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Coronavirus.
How Covid changed politics
The long read: Four years on from the start of the pandemic, the drama may have subsided but the lingering effects go on. Are we suffering from political long Covid?
The Truth About Long COVID Is Finally Emerging. It’s Not What We Thought.
The flood of patients never materialized. Why?
We Might Have Long Covid All Wrong
Some post-Covid symptoms may be produced by the brain. Does that make them any less real?
«Functional disorder is not voluntary. People are not doing it to themselves. That’s just the way the brain is reacting to their particular situation»
Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That
Too much coverage minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2021
Thrilling discoveries, hurdles in the fight against Covid and advancements in space exploration defined the past year
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