The Pandemic Issue

     Published in June 2020, The Pandemic Issue investigates big-picture ways that science innovation and communication can usher in a more equitable, more progress-oriented, and safer world.
     The magazine explores fundamental issues facing humanity through the lenses of ten forces pushing the needle toward progress: Places, Philanthropists, Celebrities, Whistleblowers, Companies, Media, Products, Politicians, Scientists, and Actions. Across these categories, we seek to present unexpected and encouraging paradigms emerging from this historic crisis.
     The magazine is a collaboration among the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program, the science outlet leapsmag, and the impact and engagement company GOOD. Publication of this magazine accompanies the public, virtual Pandemic Science Summit on June 17.
  1. PLACES:
       55 Lessons Learned About Science Communication Around the World;
       Quarantining Our Way Into Outer Space
  2. PHILANTHROPISTS:
       An Exclusive Interview with Wendy Schmidt about Science in the Pandemic Era
  3. CELEBRITIES:
       Neil deGrasse Tyson Wants Celebrities to Promote Scientists
  4. WHISTLEBLOWERS:
       The Science Sleuths Holding Fraudulent Research Accountable
  5. COMPANIES:
       The Biggest Challenge for a COVID-19 Vaccine: Making It Accessible and Affordable
  6. MEDIA:
       Isaac Asimov on the History of Infectious Disease—And How Humanity Learned To Fight Back
  7. PRODUCTS:
       Will COVID-19 Pave the Way For DIY Precision Medicine?
  8. POLITICIANS:
       Will the Pandemic Propel STEM Experts to Political Power?
  9. SCIENTISTS:
       Would a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug Stop the Pandemic?
  10. ACTIONS:
       Pseudoscience is Rampant: How Not to Fall For It;
       How COVID-19 Could Usher in a New Age of Collective Drug Discovery

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