Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Some days a good article is hard to find. Yesterday was one of those days. The massive gravitational pull from the black hole of Presidential news allowed no other light to escape. Did you know the discovers of Hepatitis C were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday? Or that two justices on the Supreme Court, in the form of a dissenting opinion, opened more intellectual space to question prior rulings that "legalized" same-sex marriage? An article published in Smithsonian Magazine on unique Australian Aboriginal art depicting humans mingling with kangaroos and wallabies - from about 8000 years ago. Mingling with wallabies sounds appealing right now.
More on the Nobel Prize in the Infographic of the Day
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gaymarriage/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-revive-criticism-of-gay-marriage-ruling-idUSKBN26Q2N9
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-australian-aboriginal-art-unlike-anything-seen-180975984/
There are numerous live-streaming animal cams to distract you. (#9 - the Osprey Cam" is from the Island I live on!):
https://parade.com/1015445/rachelweingarten/best-animal-live-cams/
-----Latest Data---
Stable at about 40,000 new cases per day (7-day rolling average) in the U.S.
Still in decline - 600-700 new deaths per day (7-day rolling average) in the U.S.
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.
----
The "great helicopter ride home" last night has prompted some of our fellow humans to question reality. A virologist from Australia, Ian Mackay, published a review of the data that supports the fact that "the coronavirus really exists." Incredibly scary that this is needed.
https://virologydownunder.com/sigh-yes-the-covid-virus-is-real/
While I am confident the NY Times chose to cover the topic of COVID-induced altered mental status yesterday for several reasons, the article is worth a read. There are lots of consequences to COVID, some we don't fully appreciate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/health/Covid-patients-mental-state.html
Here is the research referenced - which, to be fair - was published on October 5
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/acn3.51210
And, the CDC has revised its guidelines about coronavirus transmission yet again. This time, there is a bit stronger language about the aerosolization of the virus. However, the droplet-based spread is considered the predominant method of transmission.
Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/05/cdc-revises-coronavirus-guidance-to-acknowledge-that-it-spreads-through-airborne-transmission.html
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html
There are increasing efforts to weave together mask-wearing, decreased coronavirus spread, and improved economic outcomes. Here is a paper from Canadian economists looking at retrospective data and then projecting forward. It is pre-release, not yet peer-reviewed. https://www.nber.org/papers/w27891
or
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.24.20201178v1
Infographics of the day - Hepatitis C + other infections
The Nobel Prize-winning work
https://twitter.com/compoundchem/status/1313363779237957635/photo/1
Treatment for Hep C
https://twitter.com/compoundchem/status/1313364587224465408/photo/1
And, if you must get sucked into the black hole, do it with data. I found a Tableau site describing the White House spread of COVID
https://public.tableau.com/profile/peter.james.walker#!/vizhome/COVID-19attheWhiteHouse-ContactTracking/OverviewDash
----Bonus Round - Distractions with post-modernized historical figures
Hamilton seems to have spawned a resurgence in re-examining historical figures in a more modern context. And, with all of my books packed, I have been watching a bit more TV lately. I found the 2019 Apple+ series Dickinson a few weeks back and have used it to distract myself. It is simultaneously apocryphal and historically accurate- merging real people and events with modern sensibilities and struggles into a 19th-century setting. It reminds me of the 1996 Leonardo DiCaprio/Claire Danes version of Romeo and Juliet.
https://tv.apple.com/us/show/dickinson/umc.cmc.1ogyy5s2agasxa5qztabr
It is not new to use historical figures (and their struggles) as a source of inspiration. It is a delicate balance, I think, to modernize and re-contextualize them tactfully. For instance, I have frequently wondered how I could have better spent the time I once watched Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Even if it was a metaphor for stopping evil. (Or at least I hope it was.)
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-reviews/dickinson-apple-review-903762/
https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/dickinson-apple-review-hailee-steinfeld-1203383873/
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
Some days a good article is hard to find. Yesterday was one of those days. The massive gravitational pull from the black hole of Presidential news allowed no other light to escape. Did you know the discovers of Hepatitis C were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday? Or that two justices on the Supreme Court, in the form of a dissenting opinion, opened more intellectual space to question prior rulings that "legalized" same-sex marriage? An article published in Smithsonian Magazine on unique Australian Aboriginal art depicting humans mingling with kangaroos and wallabies - from about 8000 years ago. Mingling with wallabies sounds appealing right now.
More on the Nobel Prize in the Infographic of the Day
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gaymarriage/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-revive-criticism-of-gay-marriage-ruling-idUSKBN26Q2N9
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-australian-aboriginal-art-unlike-anything-seen-180975984/
There are numerous live-streaming animal cams to distract you. (#9 - the Osprey Cam" is from the Island I live on!):
https://parade.com/1015445/rachelweingarten/best-animal-live-cams/
-----Latest Data---
Stable at about 40,000 new cases per day (7-day rolling average) in the U.S.
Still in decline - 600-700 new deaths per day (7-day rolling average) in the U.S.
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.
----
The "great helicopter ride home" last night has prompted some of our fellow humans to question reality. A virologist from Australia, Ian Mackay, published a review of the data that supports the fact that "the coronavirus really exists." Incredibly scary that this is needed.
https://virologydownunder.com/sigh-yes-the-covid-virus-is-real/
While I am confident the NY Times chose to cover the topic of COVID-induced altered mental status yesterday for several reasons, the article is worth a read. There are lots of consequences to COVID, some we don't fully appreciate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/health/Covid-patients-mental-state.html
Here is the research referenced - which, to be fair - was published on October 5
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/acn3.51210
And, the CDC has revised its guidelines about coronavirus transmission yet again. This time, there is a bit stronger language about the aerosolization of the virus. However, the droplet-based spread is considered the predominant method of transmission.
Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/05/cdc-revises-coronavirus-guidance-to-acknowledge-that-it-spreads-through-airborne-transmission.html
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html
There are increasing efforts to weave together mask-wearing, decreased coronavirus spread, and improved economic outcomes. Here is a paper from Canadian economists looking at retrospective data and then projecting forward. It is pre-release, not yet peer-reviewed. https://www.nber.org/papers/w27891
or
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.24.20201178v1
Infographics of the day - Hepatitis C + other infections
The Nobel Prize-winning work
https://twitter.com/compoundchem/status/1313363779237957635/photo/1
Treatment for Hep C
https://twitter.com/compoundchem/status/1313364587224465408/photo/1
And, if you must get sucked into the black hole, do it with data. I found a Tableau site describing the White House spread of COVID
https://public.tableau.com/profile/peter.james.walker#!/vizhome/COVID-19attheWhiteHouse-ContactTracking/OverviewDash
----Bonus Round - Distractions with post-modernized historical figures
Hamilton seems to have spawned a resurgence in re-examining historical figures in a more modern context. And, with all of my books packed, I have been watching a bit more TV lately. I found the 2019 Apple+ series Dickinson a few weeks back and have used it to distract myself. It is simultaneously apocryphal and historically accurate- merging real people and events with modern sensibilities and struggles into a 19th-century setting. It reminds me of the 1996 Leonardo DiCaprio/Claire Danes version of Romeo and Juliet.
https://tv.apple.com/us/show/dickinson/umc.cmc.1ogyy5s2agasxa5qztabr
It is not new to use historical figures (and their struggles) as a source of inspiration. It is a delicate balance, I think, to modernize and re-contextualize them tactfully. For instance, I have frequently wondered how I could have better spent the time I once watched Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Even if it was a metaphor for stopping evil. (Or at least I hope it was.)
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-reviews/dickinson-apple-review-903762/
https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/dickinson-apple-review-hailee-steinfeld-1203383873/
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
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