The Download: LinkedIn scammers, and annual covid shots
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
A memory prosthesis could restore memory in people with damaged brains
A unique form of brain stimulation appears to boost people’s ability to remember new information—by…
The Download: memory prosthesis, and rising nuclear plant risks
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
This nanoparticle could be the key to a universal covid vaccine
Long before Alexander Cohen—or anyone else—had heard of the alpha, delta, or omicron variants of…
The Download: a universal covid vaccine, and protecting toddlers from polio
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Why I got my one-year-old vaccinated against polio
It’s a Thursday afternoon, and I should be at work. Instead, I’m chasing my toddler…
An edit button won’t fix Twitter’s problems
After years of requests, Twitter is finally introducing an edit button, giving its users the…
The US agency in charge of developing fossil fuels has a new job: cleaning them up
In his first month in office, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling…
The Download: Twitter’s edit button, and cleaning up fossil fuels
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
A new gene therapy based on antibody cells is about to be tested in humans
During the covid-19 pandemic, antibodies played a front-and-center role. We used home tests to look…