Social distancing is a public health intervention. Measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus are underway with schools closed, sports events canceled and business conferences postponed.

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

Our lives today were unimaginable a month ago. Skies without planes; offices closed; streets empty. Everyone’s home; grounded. Physical interactions in public spaces are being replaced by virtual ...

It’s safe to say that people all around the world are a whole lot more familiar with how long six feet, or 1.5 to two meters, is than they were a year ago. As the CDC’s recommended distance for ...

Amidst all the calls in nearly every country for social distancing, the most powerful tool we have to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one important fact gets lost: We are fundamentally social ...