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Happy Fourth of July. Let’s celebrate, in a physically distant way, with some links. Science: The Great Wonders Beyond the Great Reef. A recent expedition to the inky depths of the Coral Sea revealed an unknown world of creatures and … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Age-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics The Black Lives Matter Protests Have Taught Us More About The Coronavirus No, more testing doesn’t explain the rise of covid-19 cases in the U.S. Amid … Continue reading →

I won’t say I’m not worried about the 2020 presidential election–even though things are looking good for Biden, the stakes are existential and far too high to be complacent. But a point Ed at Gin and Tacos made about policing … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Herd Of Fuzzy Green ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffles Scientists Emergence of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli within the ST131 Lineage as a Cause of Extraintestinal Infections Geochemist Meyer Rubin, who predicted the Mount St. Helens eruption, dies of covid-19 … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: After Coronavirus, Office Workers Might Face Unexpected Health Threats: Stagnant plumbing systems in emptied commercial buildings could put returning employees at risk of Legionnaires’ and other illnesses. Why one published research finding is misleading Washing your … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: New research rewrites history of when Covid-19 took off in the U.S. — and points to missed chances to stop it (“Our finding that the virus associated with the first known transmission network in the U.S. … Continue reading →

“Can openers” refers to an old joke: There is a story that has been going around about a physicist, a chemist, and an economist who were stranded on a desert island with no implements and a can of food. The … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Drs. Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi: Promoting dangerously bogus pseudo-epidemiology about COVID-19 What does contact tracing/community testing data tell us about the actual probability of COVID-19 transmission (infection rate), high risk environments, and age? Why The … Continue reading →

This shouldn’t surprise anyone. As some asshole with a blog noted: …it’s pretty clear that many Republicans (#NotAll…) want to restart businesses at the expense of the health and lives of workers. This should surprise no one. For four decades, … Continue reading →