Vaccine Ethics: Equity Versus Efficiency
Are the goals of equity and efficiency in conflict when it comes to the vaccine's distribution? The 21st has a conversation about the many psychological dimensions of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Email is Making Us Miserable
Email was meant to make things more convenient, but it may actually be making things worse. The 21st spoke to the author of “Deep Work,” and “A World Without Email” about his philosophy on digital minimalism.
The Legacy of George Carruthers
George Robert Carruthers was an aerospace engineer and astrophysicist. To take a look back at his legacy, The 21st was joined by a Senior Curator in the History of Astronomy and the Space Sciences at the National Air and Space Museum and a professor of physics at Howard University.
Reparations In Evanston And Across America
The city council in Evanston will vote on a $10 million plan to use marijuana tax money to make amends for past racist housing practices. We brought on experts to talk about the Evanston plan and the overall debate about reparations in the United States.
UIUC Grammy-Nominated Singer Sophia Byrd
Not yet graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, singer Sophia Byrd has already been nominated for two Grammy Awards, as part of an ensemble for her work in “Place,” a 2018 work by composer Ted Hearne and poet Saul Williams. Byrd also sang a selection from an upcoming album and talked about performing in a pandemic.