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What Happens When Americans Can Finally Exhale
This time last year, the United States seemed stuck on a COVID-19 plateau. Although 1,300 Americans were dying from the disease every day, states had begun to reopen in a patchwork fashion, and an anxious nation
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Humans are Hard-Wired to Expect the Worst. No Wonder We Can’t Let Go of Masks.
At long last, experts and authorities have shouted the two words we’ve longed to hear: Masks off. So why are so many staying on? Last year, millions of Americans dutifully masked up once the pandemic officially hit. Now, as
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Stop Worrying About Free Beer and Doughnuts. We’re in the Middle of a Pandemic.
… I thought of this recently when a stream of grumbling turned up in my Twitter feed over incentives that are being offered to encourage Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. These include money, beer, doughnuts, and (in a brief
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COVID Has Put the World at Risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder
The deaths of more than 586,000 people in the U.S. from COVID since the spring of 2020 have left many millions grieving. A sizable number of these bereaved individuals will find their anguish lasts an unusually
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What to Expect When You Reconnect With Friends in Person
Ready to see your friends again? The process may be more complicated than you think. Many of us haven’t seen even our closest friends for more than a year. We’ve got a lot of catching up
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It Might Be Time to Break Up Your Pandemic Pod
You’ve been vaccinated. You’ve joyfully ripped off your mask when outdoors. Now it’s time to pop your quarantine bubble, right? But finding a good moment to break up the pandemic pod can be tricky. Do
