Zeynep Tufekci

People complain that going to the shore is a careless act during a pandemic, but the science so far suggests otherwise.

A sociologist of technology takes on Jaron Lanier’s recent Atlantic essay

How is it that six months into a respiratory pandemic, we are still doing so little to mitigate airborne transmission?

It’s not R.

A devastating surge is here. Unless Americans act aggressively, it will get much larger, very quickly.

Acting as if Trump is trying to stage a coup is the best way to ensure he won’t.

There is much we don’t know about the new COVID-19 variant—but everything we know so far suggests a huge danger.

The most dangerous thing that happened Wednesday occurred after the mob dispersed.

We can learn from our failures.

COVID-19 has inflicted devastating losses. It has also delivered certain blessings.