Applied DNA, Northwell join hunt for COVID mutants
By GREGORY ZELLER // As humanity takes the upper hand in the war against COVID-19, the virus that causes the disease continues to mutate – and New York State’s largest…
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No. 579: The search for Spock, from Hawaii to Planet Vulcan to Oyster Bay
All systems green: Outstanding work, dear readers – another Friday arrives, and with it, the start of another well-earned springtime weekend. Bend at the knees, gardeners, and remember to…
No. 575: In which Mario hops to it, Northwell goes to the museum and the flu gets a Chuck Norris shot
Sprung: Spring is in the air, dear readers, as we bask in the warm glow of creativity and sow the seeds of socioeconomic innovation. It’s Wednesday, March 10 –…
No. 574: Digital directives, physical accomplishments and sprouting NursePods (with sticky orange fingers)
Cheesy opening line: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the last leg of another exciting and exhausting socioeconomic sprint. It’s March 5 out there, still living in infamy in…
No. 572: On Catholics, the infamous double helix and Long Island immigration, topped with pistachios
Winter rush: Amazing job, dear readers – five more workdays in the books, bringing us that much closer to socioeconomic greatness and another well-earned weekend. It’s Feb 26 on…
Clear culprit? Plenty of blame to share with COVID
By TERRY LYNAM // At no time in his decade-long tenure has New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo received as much criticism as he and the state Department of Health are…
Hofstra plays past pandemic with new Innovation Prize
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hofstra University’s most ambitious business-acceleration effort has added a hefty prize for creative pandemic-related thinking. Along with partners Northwell Health, New York City-based media/tech firm Digital…
No. 567: A moving tribute, featuring space beams, ice capades and Jimmy Durante
Snow kidding: Remember those winters when it was kinda warm and it barely snowed and we were all, like, waaahhh, I miss the snow, it’s so pretty and it…
No. 566: Down, set, hike! It’s your Super Bowl newsletter, with Edison, Atari and teams of healthcare heroes
Is that all you got? If chaotic 2020 couldn’t stop us, one itty-bitty blizzard stood no chance – and so, here we are, dear readers, another wintry workweek conquered,…
Good news on cancer, but it can always be better
By RICHARD BARAKAT // It used to be that health statistics were something that only academics, medical researchers and clinicians cared about. Now they’re a key part of the daily…
No. 563: On historical mice, Mozart, NutraSweet and slim chances for fiber-optics
Flush with excitement: Hello again, dear readers, and a joyous Thomas Crapper Day to you, as we wipe away the competition and reclaim the innovation throne. All over the…
No. 562: Neurons, Paris and polka dots – and that time Apple took down Big Brother
Well, THAT was exciting: Not just another week, dear readers, but certainly one more workweek in the books, as we reach Friday and the precipice of a well-earned winter…
Seeing is remembering (or, you light up my neurons)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Straight from the fusiform gyrus (bridging the bases of the temporal and occipital lobes) comes the human brain’s innate ability to recognize faces, a fairly mysterious…
No. 561: Beginnings, endings and end-arounds – and dammit, Jim, I’m 101 today
Hold on to your potatoes: Welcome, dear reader, to Jan. 20, 2021. Today, of course, is the series finale of “The Apprentice President,” which promises to be as somber…
Hurry up and wait for slow, but steady, vaccinations
By TERRY LYNAM // Frustration abounds as Long Islanders and Americans nationwide struggle to make appointments for a COVID-19 vaccination. The initial strategy put in place by Operation Warp Speed…