The Disaster of School Closures Should Have Been Foreseen
A plan was set in motion with no idea of how to stop it.
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Illustration by Tyler Comrie The CDC’s Flawed Case for Wearing Masks in School
The agency’s director has said, repeatedly, that schools without mask mandates have triple the risk of COVID outbreaks. That claim is based on very shaky science.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty; INA FASSBENDER / Getty; NurPhoto / Getty; SOPA Images; Getty; The Atlantic Our Most Reliable Pandemic Number Is Losing Meaning
A new study suggests that almost half of those hospitalized with COVID-19 have mild or asymptomatic cases.
Justin Paget / Getty; The Atlantic How You Know Where You're Going When You're in an Airport
“Ultimately,” airport-sign designer Jim Harding says, “if we do our job well, wayfinding enhances the customer experience without them knowing why or how.”
