Caroline Lester
The Dark, Democratizing Power of the Social-Media Stock Market
BitClout collapses everything—art, humor, personhood—into money, laying bare just who, and what, we are willing to pay for.
The Rural Alaskan Towns Leading the Country in Vaccine Distribution
In Native communities where tribal health organizations are in charge of distributing the vaccine, herd immunity is on the horizon.
Will the Coronavirus Spare the World’s Most Remote Places?
Villages in Alaska are sealing themselves off from the outside world to prevent infection; if the pandemic arrives, it will be devastating.
The Continuing Legacy of 9/11
We tend to think of disasters as fixed in time. In fact, disasters often ripple through communities, affecting people in surprising ways.
The Last Presidential Salmon
For almost a century, the first Atlantic salmon caught each season was delivered to the President of the United States—a tradition that ended when the fish was listed as endangered.
A Study on Driverless-Car Ethics Offers a Troubling Look Into Our Values
To figure out how autonomous vehicles should respond during potentially fatal collisions, a group of scientists set out to learn what decisions human drivers would make.
The Dark, Democratizing Power of the Social-Media Stock Market
BitClout collapses everything—art, humor, personhood—into money, laying bare just who, and what, we are willing to pay for.
The Rural Alaskan Towns Leading the Country in Vaccine Distribution
In Native communities where tribal health organizations are in charge of distributing the vaccine, herd immunity is on the horizon.
Will the Coronavirus Spare the World’s Most Remote Places?
Villages in Alaska are sealing themselves off from the outside world to prevent infection; if the pandemic arrives, it will be devastating.
The Continuing Legacy of 9/11
We tend to think of disasters as fixed in time. In fact, disasters often ripple through communities, affecting people in surprising ways.
The Last Presidential Salmon
For almost a century, the first Atlantic salmon caught each season was delivered to the President of the United States—a tradition that ended when the fish was listed as endangered.
A Study on Driverless-Car Ethics Offers a Troubling Look Into Our Values
To figure out how autonomous vehicles should respond during potentially fatal collisions, a group of scientists set out to learn what decisions human drivers would make.