Scott Duke Kominers

It’s not surprising that pharmacies are turning out to be fantastic at distributing Covid-19 vaccines. As Alex Tabarrok and I pointed out in February, they are literally everywhere — 86% of the US population lives within 5 miles of one. And they have significant experience in large-scale vaccine…

A few weeks ago, Twitter gave users an early holiday present in the form of "Topics," a feature that lets them subscribe to feeds on a given subject. As the company explained it, the feature reduces the need for users to track down accounts to follow; rather, “the conversation will come to you.”…

When you were in in high school, were you hanging out at the mall or developing new medical diagnostics? Some students are doing the latter, and thanks to a pair of new documentaries out this year, we can travel with them to what’s widely seen as the Olympics of research competitions, the Intel…

Solving global scientific and engineering challenges requires global collaboration -- and it’s never too early to start. That’s why research competitions that introduce the world’s smartest young people to one another are essential for our future. Last week, almost 1,800 high school students…