Covid Research: Why we need to wear better masks
From January 2022 but still useful.
Summary:
Fitted particle-filtering masks like N95s are up to 75 times more effective at preventing infection with COVID-19 than surgical masks, according to a study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
https://www.axios.com/2022/01/11/n95-mask-protection-covid?s=09
Wonderful news! Russia was shamelessly (a redundant adjective when it comes to Russia) using Griner as a hostage. It is unfortinate that someone as awful as Viktor Bout had to be released to get her back but it was still the right move.
Via FT: #Nato chief Stoltenberg says conditions for peace in #Ukraine ‘not there now’
He doesn't say it directly, but this is at least in part a response to Scholz' recent statements about how Russia will be reintegrated once the war ends and Macron's view that negotiations are still possible.
https://www.ft.com/content/a3a35c7e-258e-455a-9197-09360b6e129d
I love how the #academics and #professors here are all helping each other limp to end of the semester.
@derickflorian same. this is why I mentioned that the video is somewhat weird. It really doesn't match the lyrics which are rather grim.
The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company
a weird video but the song itself is very good.
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BIG NEWS: Apple is finally bringing end-to-end encryption to most of iCloud, including backups, Photos, Notes and more. Apple’s calling it Advanced Data Protection.
And then exclusive video interview with Apple's Craig Federighi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ZOkWaDxfw&t=17s
Is it 2020 or 2022?
RT @lrozen@twitter.com
🧵DOJ calls Andrii Derkach “a Russian intellgence agent” in the headline; US Attorney calls him a “Kremlin asset” in DOJ press release on his indictment on 7 counts related to money laundering today https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/russian-intelligence-agent-charged-fraud-and-money-laundering-connection-purchase-and
Did you know Monopoly was invented by a woman named Elizabeth Magie in 1903?
Originally ‘The Landlord’s Game,’ it was designed as a protest against the big monopolists of her time like Carnegie & Rockefeller.
But it was Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, who eventually sold it to Parker Brothers after playing a version.
Parker Brothers credited Monopoly with saving their company. Magie died in 1948 without recognition. Darrow became very wealthy & his legend lives on. #history #women
Egypt’s Great Pyramids and Sphinx Could be Lost to Climate Change
Rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten to flood Egypt’s archaeological sites, including the ancient temple complex in Luxor and most of Alexandria, Egypt’s largest city, which was built below sea level in 331 B.C.E. by Alexander the Great
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egypt-great-pyramids-and-sphinx-climate-change-1234649359/
#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #Climate #Egypt
The latest version 8 of Robert Bean's #CovidIsAirborne #CorsiRosenthalBox #Classrooms illustration on the interaction of portable air cleaners with the HVAC system in a classroom for pathogen mitigation and improved indoor indoor air quality
Maysa - Ne Me Quitte Pas
Hard to choose but I think this is my favorite cover of this song.
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Thread. There are many reasons to favor remote conferences & events over in-person, or at least hybrid with a remote option:
* Reduced carbon footprint, especially for air travel. #ClimateChange #Sustainability
* Lower cost, especially for those with less funding.
* No exposure to #COVID/pathogens, especially for medically vulnerable households.
* Accessible to those who can’t readily travel, e.g. parents of young children & people from countries with visa limitations. See below for a story.
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