Ben Schott

Facebook Inc., you may have heard, has changed its name to Meta. Setting aside, briefly, the vital debate on Facebook Inc.’s myriad evils, and focusing specifically on the name and brand, there are some elements of note. Given there is no “good” name for a “bad” company — and that nothing…

As Covid-19 picked up speed and ferocity, digital dashboards were everywhere. Published by global health organizations, national and local governments, medical centers and media outlets, pandemic dashboards visualized an evolving narrative of life and death — from case numbers and mortality…

As Covid-19 drags into a new school year, and second waves threaten many countries lucky enough to have escaped their first, the more intangible consequences of illness, lockdown and quarantine are becoming gradually apparent. According to a disturbing new report from Save the Children, the…