Even though protective masks have become more common, transparent versions that make lip-reading possible aren’t in widespread use in hospitals, schools, or big-box stores.
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Biodiversity loss could be making us sick – here’s why
By 2050, 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in towns and cities.
Source: Biodiversity loss could be making us sick – here’s why
Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates
Microsoft Excel: 1 — Human Genetics: 0.
Source: Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates – The Verge
Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too.
Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine
Preston Estep was alone in a borrowed laboratory, somewhere in Boston. No big company, no board meetings, no billion-dollar payout from Operation Warp Speed, the US government’s covid-19 vaccine funding program. No animal data. No ethics approval. What he did have: ingredients for a vaccine. And one willing volunteer. Estep swirled together the mixture and…
A promising Alzheimer’s treatment comes from the red maple tree
The red maple is the only known natural source of compounds, called ginnalins
Source: A promising Alzheimer’s treatment comes from the red maple tree
COVID-19 is sparking a revolution in higher education
The pandemic has forced universities to bring their courses online – but this is just the first step on the road to a long-overdue educational revolution
Source: COVID-19 is sparking a revolution in higher education
Our Hyperlocal Ghost-Kitchen Future
A business model that seemed marginal before the coronavirus pandemic now looks like the future of restaurants.
Source: Our Ghost-Kitchen Future
China is Treating COVID-19 with an Ethnobotanical Formula used for SARS
Despite long-held questions over the efficacy of Chinese traditional medicine, Chinese experts maintain that an herbal formulation based on a nearly 2,000-year-old text is showing promise in treating COVID-19.
Source: VICE – China is Treating COVID-19 With a Blast From the (Distant) Past
15 Face Masks We Actually Like to Wear
The Future of Commerce Belongs to the Frictionless
Using social network theory to design a bubble that keeps you safe
Creating a quaranteam can help mitigate risk while still providing social interactions.
Source: Sorry, it’s too early to stop quarantining. Here’s how to design a bub