The groundbreaking RTS,S vaccine will help save tens of thousands of children and is paving the way for a new pipeline of tools to #EndMalaria. https://t.co/IKnNlwHuPP

Robots will play a huge part in our future, and fiction like Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun is a great way to explore what that might mean. https://t.co/qlotAHk0ST

Accelerating long-duration energy storage innovation can significantly reduce annual CO2 emissions and lay the foundation for a net-zero economy by 2050. https://t.co/P2I5OcQEXa

The @gatesfoundation is supporting GIISER which is working to increase the in-country capacity for rapid evaluation of variants on the African continent. This will help us better understand variants of concern and how the current vaccines may perform. https://t.co/yz9XWS4LWH

South Africa did the right thing by reporting these cases. They have invested heavily in R&amp;D including genomic sequencing capabilities which have made it possible to quickly identify variants, like Omicron, and help the world respond appropriately.

Experts like Trevor Bedford have done an excellent job explaining what scientists have learned so far about the new variant of concern known as Omicron. https://t.co/cix77NasZs

I made this video a few months ago to help explain what happens when a virus mutates. You can read more about the ways in which new variants are (and aren’t) complicating the pandemic here: https://t.co/luwOHz0hbJ https://t.co/l058kxZHgZ

I usually read a lot of non-fiction books, but lately I’ve found myself drawn back to the kinds of novels I would’ve loved as a kid. These were some of my favorites this year: https://t.co/ef6sg8MTdV

Which do you like better?

There’s lots of speculation about what Shakespeare’s life was really like, but we do know that his son died at age 11. Hamnet shares the story of how grief tore the Shakespeare family apart. https://t.co/KrNPsGvcXv

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with science fiction. But @andyweirauthor’s latest book Project Hail Mary is a fun read even if you aren’t a sci-fi fan. I finished the whole thing in one weekend. https://t.co/Ctv8WCNriN