Links for you. Science:
The first news report of the laser (1960)
Reading the literature and writing
The pandemic might set back field science for years
Two Antibody Studies Say Coronavirus Infections Are More Common Than We Think. Scientists Are Mad. (people don’t believe me when I say this, but Buzzfeed has some of the best science reporting going)
Large Variability in Serology Estimates of Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (“We show that these confidence intervals are too narrow, and that we cannot confidently infer anything about how small the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 may be from the results of the study.”)
Other:
THE WORLD HAS LOVED, HATED AND ENVIED THE U.S. NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE PITY IT
Two doctors show how to use numbers to make a bad situation infinitely worse
Trump and the coronavirus have exposed America as a declining empire: Time to face the facts
Solve one problem. Then the next
Lysol and UV Rays: Running a Pandemic Like a Reality TV Show
‘Expert Twitter’ Only Goes So Far. Bring Back Blogs
Women academics seem to be submitting fewer papers during coronavirus. ‘Never seen anything like it,’ says one editor.
Don’t Let Larry Summers Block Climate Progress Again
Washington Teachers’ Union Excluded From New ReOpen Committee for Schools
Consumer Beware: Coronavirus Antibody Tests Are Still A Work In Progress
What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine
Amid Recent Tough Times, Local Rats Might Turn To Cannibalism
Riding the bus in a pandemic