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Viral Surprises

Viral Surprises
First the coronavirus invaded, then it confounded. Image by Christopher Cheung using images from Shutterstock and public domain. Image by Christopher Cheung using images from Shutterstock and public domain.

As we look back on a year of living with COVID-19 in our midst, Tyee writers mark the pivot to 2021 by sharing ways in which the coronavirus defied their expectations about science, politics and human nature.

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Science as Saviour? A Lot of People Saw Experts as Enemies

Science as Saviour? A Lot of People Saw Experts as Enemies

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Crawford Kilian / 28 Dec 2020


International Student Enrolment Didn’t Plummet after All

International Student Enrolment Didn’t Plummet after All

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Katie Hyslop / 29 Dec 2020


It Took a Global Crisis to Put the Shine on Rural Life

It Took a Global Crisis to Put the Shine on Rural Life

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Amanda Follett Hosgood / 30 Dec 2020


Even Horgan Is Startled by How Fast Government Can Respond

Even Horgan Is Startled by How Fast Government Can Respond

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Andrew MacLeod / 31 Dec 2020


They Said the Virus Does Not Discriminate. They Were Wrong

They Said the Virus Does Not Discriminate. They Were Wrong

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Moira Wyton / 1 Jan 2021


We’d Just Get Our Art Fix Online, Right? Not So Fast

We’d Just Get Our Art Fix Online, Right? Not So Fast

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Dorothy Woodend / 4 Jan 2021


China Ends up Holding Four Aces

China Ends up Holding Four Aces

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Crawford Kilian / 4 Jan 2021


Safety Messaging Forgot Most of Us Can’t Stay Home

Safety Messaging Forgot Most of Us Can’t Stay Home

VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.

Christopher Cheung / 5 Jan 2021