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Might, Maybe, Must: The Evolution of Certainty in COVID-19 Reporting
Rose Schnabel
  • 1 day ago
  • 6 min

Might, Maybe, Must: The Evolution of Certainty in COVID-19 Reporting

COVID-19 reporting is a clear example of how rhetoric can deeply change a reader’s perception of scientific fact.
The Only Perk of My Job Was Being Able to Watch My Friend Die
The Xylom
  • Jun 14
  • 7 min

The Only Perk of My Job Was Being Able to Watch My Friend Die

I didn’t tell my friend about the psychologist; he already felt like an inconvenience - I didn’t want to make it worse.
Daunting Work at the Third Pole
Saugat Bolakhe
  • Jun 8
  • 7 min

Daunting Work at the Third Pole

As I struggled to find words, Magar was gone — for he was more worried about his bread than my climate change lecture.
Where Have All the Frogs Gone?
Claudia Steiner
  • Apr 26
  • 11 min

Where Have All the Frogs Gone?

“Eventually, there will be a fungal disease that will become very problematic for humans.”
A River Silenced
Kristen Vogt Veggeberg
  • Apr 17
  • 9 min

A River Silenced

The fire was within the mountains, within the earth. It was never meant to leave. But it did.
443 Days Later, This Postdoc Gets To See Her Daughter and Go Back to Her Lab
The Xylom
  • Oct 1, 2021
  • 7 min

443 Days Later, This Postdoc Gets To See Her Daughter and Go Back to Her Lab

She ate breakfast as her husband prepared dinner on the other end of the line, on the other end of the day, on the other end of the world.
In the Eye of the Storm
Madeehah Reza
  • Aug 24, 2021
  • 7 min

In the Eye of the Storm

As the months wore on, I began to dread going to work but I didn’t know how to take a break. I didn’t know that quitting was an option.
Wealthy Countries: Keep the COVID Vaccines You Definitely Need, Donate the Rest!
Nidhi Parekh
  • Jun 29, 2021
  • 5 min

Wealthy Countries: Keep the COVID Vaccines You Definitely Need, Donate the Rest!

The solution to this problem is seemingly simple, but is convoluted by politics: Keep what you will definitely need, donate the rest!
My Little Sister Has No Idea She Saved My Life
The Xylom
  • Jun 8, 2021
  • 5 min

My Little Sister Has No Idea She Saved My Life

The bonds that took shape in our youth solidify and create roots from which we are able to grow, but return to draw life from.
Part Essential Worker, Part Salesman, All Fatigue and Frustration
David Baker
  • Apr 27, 2021
  • 6 min

Part Essential Worker, Part Salesman, All Fatigue and Frustration

David Baker's thankless job selling phones at a store gets even more grueling when the pandemic rolls over into its second year.
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