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Vaccine manufacture – How vaccines are made, and why it is hard | Science & technology | The Economist

March 22, 2021

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/02/06/how-vaccines-are-made-and-why-it-is-hard

The shape of things to come – How do proteins fold? | Science & technology | The Economist

March 22, 2021

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/11/30/how-do-proteins-fold

Interesting article

March 22, 2021

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00722-8

Toy Story – Wikipedia

March 21, 2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story

Why Does the Pandemic Seem to Be Hitting Some Countries Harder Than Others? | The New Yorker

March 21, 2021

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/01/why-does-the-pandemic-seem-to-be-hitting-some-countries-harder-than-others

Sunlight Changes Unequally All Year Long – Scientific American

March 21, 2021

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sunlight-changes-unequally-all-year-long/

Today is the Vernal #Equinox. Related to this, found this graphic from @SciAm illuminating. It implies that today has the greatest gain in daylight for the year. (~3′ increase here in New England.)
https://twitter.com/RobinLloyd99/status/1364577227132780546

6:56 AM
Friday, March 19, 2021 (EDT)
Sunrise in Branford, CT

7:02 PM
Friday, March 19, 2021 (EDT)
Sunset in Branford, CT

6:54 AM
Saturday, March 20, 2021 (EDT)
Sunrise in Branford, CT

7:04 PM
Saturday, March 20, 2021 (EDT)
Sunset in Branford, CT

Secondary_appt Department-cs Abel Prize to Lovasz and Wigderson!

March 20, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/science/abel-prize-mathematics.html

Patents are booming while productivity is languishing

March 20, 2021

https://promarket.org/2021/03/19/patents-bad-measure-innovation-new-metric/

This article really made me laugh

March 20, 2021

https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/618318/

Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks – Mayo Clinic

March 20, 2021

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/statin-side-effects/art-20046013
no effect on heart rate