retail therapy
Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition
“COVID-19 safeguards have created a black market for gyms.” | learn more
Tag: COVID-19
to your health
Pandemic loneliness is better than expected
When the pandemic-induced quarantines began earlier this year, many worried that loneliness would increase. Well, good news! “Surprisingly, it seems that levels of loneliness around the world have remained generally stable. How have we avoided a social fallout?” | learn more
profiles of people
How Taiwan’s unlikely digital minister hacked the pandemic
“Audrey Tang says tech can build trust, tame misinformation, and strengthen democracy. Her plan might even work in the US.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
WeWork’s gamble to act like a boring, normal company
“The co-working company has a plan to survive the pandemic and the aftermath of its disastrous IPO attempt.” | learn more
teaching the kids
What are microschools?
“Microschools, also known as pandemic pods due to their rise in popularity as a result of COVID-19, are small groups of families or friends, usually no more than 10, who meet in person to be taught daily by a single […]
to your health
Frequent, fast and cheap is better than sensitive
Regarding Covid-19 tests: “A number of firms have developed cheap, paper-strip tests for coronavirus that report results at-home in about 15 minutes but they have yet to be approved for use by the FDA because the FDA appears to be […]
under the microscope
Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine
Harvard Biologist Preston Estep had none of the typical trappings of vaccine development: funding, a company, animal data, nor ethics approval. “What he did have: ingredients for a vaccine. And one willing volunteer. Estep swirled together the mixture and spritzed […]
to your health
A $175 Covid-19 test, $2,479 in charges
“A global pandemic ravaging America is no time to forget the first rule of American health care: There is no set price. One out-of-network medical provider in Texas seeks permission from patients to charge fees as high as six-figures to […]
oh, chicago
Private jet chartering in Chicago increases amid pandemic
“After spending a few months grounded with no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, Leckey said everyone in the family agreed: “It was time to get back to the private plane lifestyle.”” We’ve never flown private, so if anyone […]
thoughts of food
How both Alinea and Tock are thriving through the pandemic
This is from late May. Founder of both, Nick Kokonas, “explains his businesses’ pivots on Eater’s Digest.” | learn more