relevant for indoor air & ventilation
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https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/05/29/it-is-time-to-clean-up-the-air-in-buildings
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Improving ventilation will help curb SARS-CoV-2 | The Economist
July 2, 2021U.S. Has No Explanation for U.F.O.s, Does Not Rule Out Aliens – The New York Times
July 1, 2021Found this an amusing & unusual article for @NYTimes. Not sure whether it’s science or fiction – or both. Also, found a related @NewYorker piece useful for background & context
https://www.NewYorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/how-the-pentagon-started-taking-ufos-seriously
How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously
For decades, flying saucers were a punch line. Then the U.S. government got over the taboo.
By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
https://www.NewYorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/how-the-pentagon-started-taking-ufos-seriously April 30, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/politics/pentagon-ufo-report.html
The E-Scooters Loved by Silicon Valley Roll Into New York | The New Yorker
July 1, 2021Wish there was some way of achieving safety with these new scooters.
Thanks for your discussion on this. I don’t understand why, despite all the high-tech mobility we have (e.g. self-driving cars, airbags, drones, &c), that we can’t engineer bikes & scooters to be as safe as cars.
Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds – The New York Times
July 1, 2021Plastic has a problem; is chemical recycling the solution?
July 1, 2021https://cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastic-problem-chemical-recycling-solution/97/i39
PET + polyethylene – 1 & 2 – are easiest to deal w/ mechanically rest are harder, so a chemical solution.
Should We Tax Rather Than Subsidize Yale?
June 27, 2021Gmail becomes more like Slack with new collaboration tools. Here’s how they work – CNET
June 26, 2021Gmail becomes more like Slack with new collaboration tools. Here’s how they work – CNET
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/gmail-becomes-more-like-slack-with-new-collaboration-tools-heres-how-they-work/
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/gmail-becomes-more-like-slack-with-new-collaboration-tools-heres-how-they-work/
NY Times article about remote work
June 24, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/upshot/remote-work-innovation-office.html
Do Chance Meetings at the Office Boost Innovation? There’s No Evidence of It. For some, the office even stifles creativity. As the pandemic eases in the U.S., a few companies seek to reimagine what work might look like.
