Alexander Cohen

3 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Alexander Cohen

Poor John Dennis. In 1709, the playwright devised a novel technology simulating thunder to accompany his drama Appius and Virginia. The play flopped and was promptly booted out of the theater. To add salt to the wound, Dennis’s thunder-generating technique was stolen and inserted into a staging of Macbeth. He accused the producers of “stealing his thunder,” giving birth to the phrase that has long outlived his work. Stage technology has come a long way since.

Jan 23, 2025 | cell.com | Eric Wang |Alexander Cohen |Luis F. Caldera |Jennifer R. Keeffe |Annie V. Rorick |Yusuf M. Adia | +3 more

Keywordsantibodycomputational methodsnanoparticleprotein designRBDsarbecovirusSARS-CoV-2vaccinationIntroductionEmerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, notably Omicron and its subvariants, have demonstrated the ability to partially evade previous vaccine-induced immune responses by mutating epitopes targeted by the generated antibodies,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 thus extending the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 29, 2024 | econotimes.com | Alexander Cohen

Should Americans be bracing for bloodshed if Donald Trump loses the 2024 presidential election? As a political scientist who studies American politics, I can easily imagine a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection – or worse – following this November’s presidential election. Flashback to 2020 Four years ago, in an attempt to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump and his surrogates furiously challenged its results.

Sep 28, 2024 | jaunnewsuk.com | Alexander Cohen

Table of ContentsToggleBy Alexander CohenShould Americans be bracing for bloodshed if Donald Trump loses the 2024 presidential election? As a political scientist who studies American politics, I can easily imagine a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection – or worse – following this November’s presidential election. Four years ago, in an attempt to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump and his surrogates furiously challenged its results.

Sep 26, 2024 | idahopress.com | Alexander Cohen

Post-election violence is possible in US, political scientist says − and it could be worse than Jan. 6