What Are Vaccine Mandates?
The vaccine era began in 1796 when Edward Jenner showed that a shot with materials from cowpox lesions could protect people against smallpox. Although it…
Why People Are Hesitant About Vaccines
The other day, a gentleman confronted a staffer about wearing a mask. “You’re stupid,” he said, getting right into this person’s face. “Don’t you know…
How Public Perceptions of Wearing Masks Has Changed
Over 60% of Americans say that now is the right time to wear a mask or a facial covering. The surge of interest in preventing…
Is the Outlook for the Box Office Better in 2021?
Movies were supposed to be huge in 2020. We had a Black Widow film to see, Wonder Woman was coming back, and a new James…
The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers
COVID-19 required a global healthcare response that hadn’t been seen in more than a century. Doctors, nurses, and support personnel found themselves working long hours,…
Benefits and Challenges of Homeschooling
We’ve got a freelancer who does some occasional work for us. He lives near one of the first pockets of COVID-19 reported in the United…
Why Millions Rejected Social Distancing Guidelines
Walking into a grocery store in a post-COVID-19 world is a unique experience. Stickers on the floor tell you to walk down aisles in one…
Should Big Tech Companies Track Our Social Circles?
Big Tech companies are going all-in when developing tracking technology. The goal of this effort is to create a system of contact tracing so that…
Will Movie Theaters Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Studios have more leverage over movie theaters because of the coronavirus pandemic than ever before. Even if the specialty chains or major companies survive an…
Why COVID-19 Came Back to Hong Kong and What It Means for Americans
Hong Kong received plenty of praise in February and early March for keeping its coronavirus infections at low numbers. Then COVID-19 returned with a vengeance…