June 11, 2020
Thursday
(This marks 3+ weeks of getting the right day/date combo, I hope)
Good morning. Yesterday I found some articles revisiting the US's announced withdrawal of support for the World Health Organization (WHO) from a few weeks back. I suspect the recent asymptomatic vs. pre-symptomatic patient announcements brought this up again. This news speaks to one of my long-standing life-questions. Under what circumstances is it more advantageous to change a system (or organization) from outside rather than from within? In other words, when is it OK to take your ball and go home? More broadly, how can each of us best impact any policy - through demonstrative activism or more traditional forms of advocacy? To be sure, options are often not mutually exclusive, but time and resources are. I think having to choose the right blend of "external activism" and "system engagement" is a useful forcing function to clarify goals and decide on efficient tactics. The last few years have certainly presented a myriad of opportunities to practice this forcing function across many domains of life.
The article that spawned the thoughts: https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/11/trumps-decision-to-leave-who-came-with-bluster-but-no-action-so-far/
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Increasing warnings of second-wave hotspots are emerging in the media.
The NY Times hotspot map is an excellent quick glace
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
State Details:
https://public.tableau.com/views/Coronavirus-ChangeovertimeintheUSA/2_Corona?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Rt data (be sure to compare latest to 2- and 4-weeks back)
https://rt.live/
FT data is still the best visualization I have found for country comparisons.
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&cumulative=0&logScale=1&perMillion=0&values=deaths
Our world in data has interactive features.
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data-explorer?yScale=log&zoomToSelection=true&time=2020-04-16..&country=USA~GBR~CAN~BRA~AUS~IND~DEU~FRA~ITA~SWE&deathsMetric=true&dailyFreq=true&aligned=true&perCapita=true&smoothing=7
The tableau data is from The COVID Tracking Project, which compiles and rates state-reported data. Please review https://covidtracking.com/ to understand the quality of the data.
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I think it is important to offer one final article, and the comments from Dr. Fauci, on the asymptomatic vs. pre-symptomatic spread issue.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/health/asymptomatic-presymptomatic-coronavirus-spread-explained-wellness/index.html
There were numerous articles on hotspots of COVID cases around the country, here is one from Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-10/second-u-s-virus-wave-emerges-after-state-reopenings
There are many points of potential bias in this data set, but the fact that 23andMe surveyed its customers and associated the answers with the genetic profiles is fascinating and scary all at once.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-23andme-people-blood-covid-.html
Here is an article on modeling the value of early quarantining, this time from the UK. I am still shocked that we have lost 115,000 people in the US in the last 80 days. 115,000.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52995064
Here is an interesting study about the impact of environmental humidity on coronavirus transmission. It speaks to a possible variation in some climates in warmer months. When extrapolated to a logical extreme, the article may also imply that face-to-face meetings in large saunas are justified and should achieve social acceptance.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-humidity-linked-covid-.html
The NY Times offers this very thoughtfully written article discussing the many unknowns around vitamin D and COVID. Pay attention to the discussions around how doctors and scientists think through causation vs. association in data. Please DO NOT conclude from this article that YOU should take vitamin D (unless your doctor tells you to).
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/well/live/coronavirus-vitamin-d-immunity.html
I miss travel. Though, I was not a fan of JFK airport in NY.
https://www.roamingviews.com/travel/flying-coronavirus-pandemic/
Infographic of the day #1
The Weinstein household had the recent acquisition of a firepit. Adam was reminded of college chemistry and making pretty color flames. Use this information with adult supervision.
https://i.redd.it/ajzzobosox351.jpg
Infographic of the day #2
https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/06/09/tear-gas/
Pepper spray, tear gas, and even oxygen are all chemicals. Learn about tear gas and google "Is pepper spray a chemical" to learn about the logical fallacy of ambiguity - using super-precise definitions to obscure reality. (https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ambiguity)
--Bonus Round-- Visual depictions of hope
I found this interview and article about TED Fellow Yana Buhrer from May 22. Although it focused on the pandemic, it felt even more topical now, especially the video on "activism burnout," a concept with which I was unfamiliar.
https://ideas.ted.com/what-does-hope-look-like-to-you-see-how-different-artists-depicted-it/
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
(This marks 3+ weeks of getting the right day/date combo, I hope)
Good morning. Yesterday I found some articles revisiting the US's announced withdrawal of support for the World Health Organization (WHO) from a few weeks back. I suspect the recent asymptomatic vs. pre-symptomatic patient announcements brought this up again. This news speaks to one of my long-standing life-questions. Under what circumstances is it more advantageous to change a system (or organization) from outside rather than from within? In other words, when is it OK to take your ball and go home? More broadly, how can each of us best impact any policy - through demonstrative activism or more traditional forms of advocacy? To be sure, options are often not mutually exclusive, but time and resources are. I think having to choose the right blend of "external activism" and "system engagement" is a useful forcing function to clarify goals and decide on efficient tactics. The last few years have certainly presented a myriad of opportunities to practice this forcing function across many domains of life.
The article that spawned the thoughts: https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/11/trumps-decision-to-leave-who-came-with-bluster-but-no-action-so-far/
-----------
Increasing warnings of second-wave hotspots are emerging in the media.
The NY Times hotspot map is an excellent quick glace
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
State Details:
https://public.tableau.com/views/Coronavirus-ChangeovertimeintheUSA/2_Corona?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Rt data (be sure to compare latest to 2- and 4-weeks back)
https://rt.live/
FT data is still the best visualization I have found for country comparisons.
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&cumulative=0&logScale=1&perMillion=0&values=deaths
Our world in data has interactive features.
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data-explorer?yScale=log&zoomToSelection=true&time=2020-04-16..&country=USA~GBR~CAN~BRA~AUS~IND~DEU~FRA~ITA~SWE&deathsMetric=true&dailyFreq=true&aligned=true&perCapita=true&smoothing=7
The tableau data is from The COVID Tracking Project, which compiles and rates state-reported data. Please review https://covidtracking.com/ to understand the quality of the data.
----------
I think it is important to offer one final article, and the comments from Dr. Fauci, on the asymptomatic vs. pre-symptomatic spread issue.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/health/asymptomatic-presymptomatic-coronavirus-spread-explained-wellness/index.html
There were numerous articles on hotspots of COVID cases around the country, here is one from Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-10/second-u-s-virus-wave-emerges-after-state-reopenings
There are many points of potential bias in this data set, but the fact that 23andMe surveyed its customers and associated the answers with the genetic profiles is fascinating and scary all at once.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-23andme-people-blood-covid-.html
Here is an article on modeling the value of early quarantining, this time from the UK. I am still shocked that we have lost 115,000 people in the US in the last 80 days. 115,000.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52995064
Here is an interesting study about the impact of environmental humidity on coronavirus transmission. It speaks to a possible variation in some climates in warmer months. When extrapolated to a logical extreme, the article may also imply that face-to-face meetings in large saunas are justified and should achieve social acceptance.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-humidity-linked-covid-.html
The NY Times offers this very thoughtfully written article discussing the many unknowns around vitamin D and COVID. Pay attention to the discussions around how doctors and scientists think through causation vs. association in data. Please DO NOT conclude from this article that YOU should take vitamin D (unless your doctor tells you to).
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/well/live/coronavirus-vitamin-d-immunity.html
I miss travel. Though, I was not a fan of JFK airport in NY.
https://www.roamingviews.com/travel/flying-coronavirus-pandemic/
Infographic of the day #1
The Weinstein household had the recent acquisition of a firepit. Adam was reminded of college chemistry and making pretty color flames. Use this information with adult supervision.
https://i.redd.it/ajzzobosox351.jpg
Infographic of the day #2
https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/06/09/tear-gas/
Pepper spray, tear gas, and even oxygen are all chemicals. Learn about tear gas and google "Is pepper spray a chemical" to learn about the logical fallacy of ambiguity - using super-precise definitions to obscure reality. (https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ambiguity)
--Bonus Round-- Visual depictions of hope
I found this interview and article about TED Fellow Yana Buhrer from May 22. Although it focused on the pandemic, it felt even more topical now, especially the video on "activism burnout," a concept with which I was unfamiliar.
https://ideas.ted.com/what-does-hope-look-like-to-you-see-how-different-artists-depicted-it/
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
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