Your Brain on COVID-19
Fear, denial, panic buying: why our minds are not designed to process threats like the coronavirus pandemic
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Family on the Front Lines of a Pandemic
Until my uncle was sent to care for patients in Wuhan, the outbreak didn’t feel real to me. If only we had all paid attention sooner
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Sports under Quarantine
With the closure of arenas, a sports fan laments the loss of community
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Anatomy of a Pandemic
Like major contagions throughout history, the new coronavirus causes fear as well as illness. The remedy for both, it turns out, is the same
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China, Prosperity, and Stereotypes That Won’t Die
Today’s prejudice is just an updated version of the same old racism
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How to Prepare for Doomsday
Go bags are a measure of our readiness for the unknown—and a reminder of our reluctance to face it
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The Lost Plague
Why we have forgotten one of Canada’s most devastating smallpox epidemics
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Waiting for the Pandemic
Health officials around the world struggle to contain the avian flu virus
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The Virus in You
Why are so many new strains targeting humans?
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