health That time a smallpox outbreak hit Deadwood Xeni Jardin

health Explosion at Russian lab that holds smallpox samples David Pescovitz

coronavirus A majority of Americans wouldn't rush to get a Covid-19 vaccination, poll finds Carla Sinclair

coronavirus U.S. quarantines 195 Wuhan coronavirus evacuees at California military base Xeni Jardin

podcasts Podcast: Why do people believe the Earth is flat? Cory Doctorow

Science A CRISPR-based hack could eradicate malaria-carrying mosquitoes Cory Doctorow

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

History How America's obsession with hula girls almost wrecked Hawai'i Ben Marks

security Bruce Schneier's four-year plan for the Trump years Cory Doctorow

books Fun book about toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s Bob Knetzger

Holiday When was "going to the beach" invented? David Pescovitz

inhumanity' The story of an Inuit family placed on display in a “human zoo” Mark Frauenfelder

health The best person who ever lived is an unknown Ukrainian man William MacAskill