The Ethics of Dangerous Code
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Who should get to decide which software is safe to share? ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
How Viruses Evolve
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Pathogens that switch to a new host species have some adapting to do. How does that affect the course of a pandemic like Covid-19? ...read more
How Antidepressants Work Is a Mystery Scientists Still Don’t Understand
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Antidepressants have many unknowns — from why different medications work for different people, why they take so long to work, and why they affect depression symptoms in the first place. ...read more
How Effective Does a COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine Need to Be to Stop the Pandemic?
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
A new study has answers. A vaccine that's 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated. ...read more
Animals Sense Earthquakes Before They Happen. Can They Help Us Predict Disasters?
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
There are many documented cases of strange animal behavior before earthquakes. Scientists finally put some farm animals to the test. ...read more