Defining events: 2020 in hindsight

With 2020 finally behind us, we can begin to think about how the historic events that took place will be understood in years to come. To do so, we asked young scientists this question: What new word or phrase would you add to the dictionary to help scientists explain the events of 2020 to future generations? Read a selection of the best responses below. Follow NextGen Voices on Twitter with hashtag #NextGenSci. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at https://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen-voices.