Wednesday, September 30, 2020
I watched the debate last night. We deserve better. No, we need to make this better.
-----Latest Data---
Global-View:
https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938
Nationally:
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usca&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=ustx&areasRegional=usco&cumulative=0&logScale=0&perMillion=1&values=cases
Also, look at https://covidtracking.com/data
The U.S. Regionally:
The NY Times state-level data visualization:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
About the data:
https://covidtracking.com/about-data/visualization-guide is the best resource to understand data visualization and data integrity.
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STAT news offers a somewhat alarmist-toned but useful reminder of how privacy on the internet is an illusion.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/30/online-privacy-loss-another-covid-19-aftershock/
Interestingly, they reference a JAMA article the STAT news authors had published early in September about the same topic.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2770565
Here is one more article from STAT news - coverage of some positive early data on the use of anti-coronavirus monoclonal antibodies. These data indicate some hope for COVID+, not yet hospitalized patients. There is still a ton of work to be done.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/29/regenerons-covid-19-antibody-may-help-non-hospitalized-patients-recover-faster-early-data-show/
While very technical, this article from Science demonstrates several interesting points. There is increasing evidence that correlates the severity of illness with a more robust specific-COVID immune response. And, there is cross-reactivity between exposure to other pathogens and coronavirus antibodies. As I have said, we will have quite a few intellectual advances about immunology and virology due to COVID.
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1310956539218399234
https://twitter.com/MeaganPhelan/status/1310970491734196224
https://twitter.com/ScienceMagazine/status/1310943777427804160
One more academic paper - from one of my go-to Twitter follows - Dr. Cevik, an Infectious Disease specialist from the U.K. She and her co-authors argue that contact tracing, high-risk activities, and high-risk environments for spreading the virus should shape public policy. I am disturbed that scientists have to publish common sense advice on managing a virus in an academic journal.
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1442/5910315
her is her thread related to the article:
https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1308080056384843777?s=20
Ye Olde Infographics of the day:
I stumbled upon the Stanford Library online exhibition of historical data visualizations. I have not had time to peruse this in detail, but wow. This exhibit is a gold mine of understanding how we have attempted to summarize and convey quantitative concepts since the 1700s. Honestly, I suspect someone knew about this and was holding it back from me. Coffee and time are required to appreciate this.
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/dataviz
--------Bonus Round - continuing the theme of human consistency through time.
I have an ongoing fascination with the remarkable concordance of human thoughts and ideas through time. I found this article on a pre-Spanish indigenous American codex that is an excellent example of this.
http://www.openculture.com/2020/09/explore-the-codex-zouche-nuttall.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Zouche-Nuttall
The codex records the genealogy and accomplishments of the 11th century Mixtec city-state (located in what is now Oaxaca). It is a glimpse into the complexity of the Western hemisphere's pre-European culture—ideas, politics, hierarchy, and beliefs. The exploits of Eight Deer Jaguar Claw mimic the writings about similar leaders in similar political structures, from Gilgamesh to Beowulf to cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia.
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
I watched the debate last night. We deserve better. No, we need to make this better.
-----Latest Data---
Global-View:
https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938
Nationally:
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usca&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=ustx&areasRegional=usco&cumulative=0&logScale=0&perMillion=1&values=cases
Also, look at https://covidtracking.com/data
The U.S. Regionally:
The NY Times state-level data visualization:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
About the data:
https://covidtracking.com/about-data/visualization-guide is the best resource to understand data visualization and data integrity.
----
STAT news offers a somewhat alarmist-toned but useful reminder of how privacy on the internet is an illusion.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/30/online-privacy-loss-another-covid-19-aftershock/
Interestingly, they reference a JAMA article the STAT news authors had published early in September about the same topic.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2770565
Here is one more article from STAT news - coverage of some positive early data on the use of anti-coronavirus monoclonal antibodies. These data indicate some hope for COVID+, not yet hospitalized patients. There is still a ton of work to be done.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/29/regenerons-covid-19-antibody-may-help-non-hospitalized-patients-recover-faster-early-data-show/
While very technical, this article from Science demonstrates several interesting points. There is increasing evidence that correlates the severity of illness with a more robust specific-COVID immune response. And, there is cross-reactivity between exposure to other pathogens and coronavirus antibodies. As I have said, we will have quite a few intellectual advances about immunology and virology due to COVID.
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1310956539218399234
https://twitter.com/MeaganPhelan/status/1310970491734196224
https://twitter.com/ScienceMagazine/status/1310943777427804160
One more academic paper - from one of my go-to Twitter follows - Dr. Cevik, an Infectious Disease specialist from the U.K. She and her co-authors argue that contact tracing, high-risk activities, and high-risk environments for spreading the virus should shape public policy. I am disturbed that scientists have to publish common sense advice on managing a virus in an academic journal.
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1442/5910315
her is her thread related to the article:
https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1308080056384843777?s=20
Ye Olde Infographics of the day:
I stumbled upon the Stanford Library online exhibition of historical data visualizations. I have not had time to peruse this in detail, but wow. This exhibit is a gold mine of understanding how we have attempted to summarize and convey quantitative concepts since the 1700s. Honestly, I suspect someone knew about this and was holding it back from me. Coffee and time are required to appreciate this.
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/dataviz
--------Bonus Round - continuing the theme of human consistency through time.
I have an ongoing fascination with the remarkable concordance of human thoughts and ideas through time. I found this article on a pre-Spanish indigenous American codex that is an excellent example of this.
http://www.openculture.com/2020/09/explore-the-codex-zouche-nuttall.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Zouche-Nuttall
The codex records the genealogy and accomplishments of the 11th century Mixtec city-state (located in what is now Oaxaca). It is a glimpse into the complexity of the Western hemisphere's pre-European culture—ideas, politics, hierarchy, and beliefs. The exploits of Eight Deer Jaguar Claw mimic the writings about similar leaders in similar political structures, from Gilgamesh to Beowulf to cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia.
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
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