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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

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    How to give a meaningful holiday gift this yearHow to give a meaningful holiday gift this year
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    Your gift can cheer up one person. Or it can cheer up many — for the same price.

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    What if the US just pays everyone $1,000 to take the Covid-19 vaccine?What if the US just pays everyone $1,000 to take the Covid-19 vaccine?
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    Economists have a plan to buy herd immunity through a “vaccine stimulus.” But it could backfire.

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    You can buy a robot to keep your lonely grandparents company. Should you?
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    As many seniors face down the winter holidays alone, it may be tempting to give them a companion robot as a gift.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    Should people of color get access to the Covid-19 vaccine before others?
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    “It’s so important that we get this right. We don’t have a history of doing this well.”

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    Beef is bad for the planet. Can we make it better?Beef is bad for the planet. Can we make it better?
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    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