Wired – “Here are the best disposable masks we’ve tested and researched so far—and where you can find them. It’s more important than ever to have a steady supply of good masks and to wear them any time you’re out in public or spending time with people outside your household. As the Omicron variant drives… Continue Reading
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Release of the PFAS Sites and Community Resources Map
The PFAS Project Lab, Northeastern University: “A new online map launched this week brings together information about known and suspected PFAS contamination sites across the United States with resources for affected communities and information about state action. This unique and interactive tool, called the PFAS Sites and Community Resources Map, was developed by the PFAS… Continue Reading
NEW chart for US Covid-watchers – tracks cases in all states and impact on hospitals
Via John Burn-Murdoch, @jburnmurdoch – Stories, stats & scatterplots for @FinancialTimes | Mainly Covid for now | Visiting senior fellow @LSEdataScience | john.burn [email protected] | “Key question with Omicron wave is whether severe disease — hospitalisations & ICU — decouples from cases. In the UK it has, but there are signs the US decoupling is… Continue Reading
You should report your at-home Covid test results, experts say here’s how
NBC News: “Earlier this week, the U.S. reported a record 1 million new daily Covid cases — and that might only be the tip of the iceberg.That’s due, in part, to the skyrocketing number of at-home Covid tests that have been sold since the virus’ highly infectious omicron variant arrived in the U.S. last month.… Continue Reading
Should I Just Get Omicron Over With?
The Atlantic: “If you’re vaccinated, an infection might not make you super sick, but don’t count on it making you super immune, either…Viruses that linger too long in the body could exact a punishing cost—transmission, disease, death. But if they’re cleared out too fast, they might not have enough time to teach the body something… Continue Reading
Omicron cases are exploding. Scientists still don’t know how bad the wave will be
Science.org: “As this year begins, the Omicron variant is smashing COVID-19 infection records across Europe, North America, Africa, and Australia. With massive numbers of people infected or in quarantine, tens of thousands of flights and trains have been canceled, and work and schools disrupted. Earlier in the pandemic, the frightful, near-vertical rise in cases would… Continue Reading
Seriously, Upgrade Your Face Mask Omicron is everywhere.
NYMag Intelligencer – “Dr. Abraar Karan explains why cloth masks don’t cut it….One of the most vocal advocates for the use of higher-quality masks throughout the pandemic has been Stanford infectious-diseases doctor Abraar Karan, who has researched COVID transmission and been calling for the use of high-filtration masks since the spring of 2020. His Twitter… Continue Reading
Researchers Find Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots
The New York Times: “A new study analyzed nearly 1,500 episodes, showing the extent to which podcasts pushed misinformation about voter fraud….Researchers at the Brookings Institution reviewed transcripts of nearly 1,500 episodes from 20 of the most popular political podcasts. Among episodes released between the election and the Jan. 6 riot, about half contained election… Continue Reading
The Year in Cheer 192 ways the world got better in 2021
Reasons to Be Cheerful – This is a wonderful read not least because amidst the upheavals of life in the time of COVID, individuals and groups around the world have chosen, in a myriad of ways to create change in innovative and impactful ways that benefits the lives of millions around the world. A sustainable… Continue Reading
“Major Reforms Have Been Driven by Crisis”
Issues in Science and Technology: “Jeremy Farrar, the director of the Wellcome charitable foundation in the United Kingdom, discusses the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and what society must do to prepare for future global crises. As an infectious diseases specialist and director of Wellcome, Jeremy Farrar was among the first people in the world… Continue Reading
Paralysed man sends tweet using only his mind after microchip installed in brain
Mirror UK: “A paralysed man has become the first person to tweet a message to the world using only direct thought. The feat was pulled off by Philip O’Keefe – a motor neurone disease patient – using a microchip implant that picks up his brain signals. It’s been described as the “first direct-thought tweet” after… Continue Reading
Who’s a Good Dog? The Dogs of 2021 Are
Via Twitter – WeRateDogs® – enjoy 5 minutes of dog centric cheer. Continue Reading
