An Apology for Buffalo Bill

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How COVID-19 Will Pass from Pandemic to Prosaic

Past outbreaks show the way to relief, even without a vaccine.

Inside the Dystopian, Post-Lockdown World of Wuhan

The first epicenter is coming back to life, but not as anyone knew it.

Encounters in Tokyo

Mississippi blues.

We are Nature

Spinoza helps diagnose the bad ideas and sad passions that preclude us from a finer relationship with the natural world.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Changing How People Buy Books

Of course, Amazon is still a monster, but some indie booksellers are making it work.

Pandemic Science Out of Control

A toxic legacy of poor-quality research, media hype, lax regulatory oversight, and vicious partisanship has come home to roost in the search for effective treatments for COVID-19.