From Scientific American, this podcast provides listeners with the latest information and important developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Every two weeks, health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman tackle topics such as new masking guidelines, vaccine booster shots, and the risks posed by new virus variants. Both hosts have extensive experience covering health care, medicine, biology...

While hybrid teaching and learning rates have dropped considerably in the K-12 sector with more students returning to in-person classrooms, there is a lot to be gleaned from experiences during the pandemic. This article from Education Week (previously featured in the 10-16-2015 Scout Report) provides readers with a series of mini case studies that highlight what did - and just as importantly, did...

Stay-at-home orders have brought the domestic sphere to the forefront. From the ritual of cleaning to the meditation of sewing, the virtual exhibit Interiors: A Study of Domestic Quarantine, features works from Memphis-based textile artists Paula Kovarik and Sophia Mason, curated by Jenna Gilley. Using quilts, puppets, soft sculpture, video, and other media, the exhibit honors the...

The rise of AI, critiques of capitalism, and "tele-everything" are just a few of the topics that the Pew Research Center asked a panel of experts to weigh in on for this report. In all, 915 researchers, activists, business leaders, policy wonks, and innovators from a variety of sectors including government, technology, academia, nonprofits, and think tanks were asked to reflect on how the global...

Memes may often be lighthearted graphics and jokes, but sometimes they represent something deeper, as a "succinct and poignant storyteller about our shared assumptions about people and society during these uncertain times." As for uncertain times, COVID-19 certainly fits the bill. As schools, businesses, and society adapted in light of the pandemic, individuals searched for respites of connection...