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How sewage can warn us about the next pandemic
Christina Animashaun/Vox The ins and outs of wastewater surveillance. Part of Pandemic-Proof, Future Perfect’s series on the upgrades we can make to prepare for the
How to test and trace a virus we haven’t discovered yet
Christina Animashaun/Vox We have the technology to ensure the next outbreak doesn’t become another Covid-19. Part of Pandemic-Proof, Future Perfect’s series on the upgrades we
The Oklahoma legislature’s near-total ban on abortion, explained
A procedure room at Planned Parenthood in Meridian, Idaho. | Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Republican lawmakers passed a bill subjecting abortion
Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up Big Everything
Christina Animashaun/Vox “Shame on Congress for not sucking it up and doing what needs to be done,” the senator told Recode. Sen. Elizabeth Warren loves
WarnerMedia’s ex-boss says you should be happy with Batman at theaters and rom-coms at home
A scene from The Batman, a WarnerMedia movie that opened exclusively in theaters in 2022. | Warner Bros. A chat with Jason Kilar on his
Procrasti-shopping with NPR’s youngest podcast host
Emma Eun-joo Choi, alongside some of the things she likes to do online. | Courtesy of Emma Choi How Emma Eun-joo Choi balances being a
Congress is cutting corners on Covid-19 funding. We may pay for it later.
Congress has brokered a $10 billion deal for a new round of Covid-19 response funding. The Biden administration had originally asked Congress for more than
The story of the internet, as told by the movies
Anna Cobb in Jane Schoenbrun’s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. | Daniel Patrick Carbone/Utopia The internet has changed since 1983. Films show us
Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic — and what we can do to stop it
Christina Animashaun/Vox As biology gets better, biosecurity gets harder. Here’s what the world can do to prepare. Part of Pandemic-Proof, Future Perfect’s series on the