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Pixel voice typing gets compared to a much slower iPhone – 9to5Google

May 31, 2020

https://9to5google.com/2020/05/28/android-voice-typing-iphone-comparison-video/

Masks help stop the spread of coronavirus – the science is simple and I’m one of 100 experts urging gover nors to require public mask-wearing

May 31, 2020

https://theconversation.com/masks-help-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-the-science-is-simple-and-im-one-of-100-experts-urging-governors-to-require-public-mask-wearing-138507

A fridge made from a rubber band? Twisted elastic fibers could cool your food | Science | AAAS

May 30, 2020

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/fridge-made-rubber-band-twisted-elastic-fibers-could-cool-your-food

twist to heat, untwist to cool

Will coronavirus end? Covid-19 may become endemic and last years – The Washington Post

May 29, 2020

Quoting: “In coming years, robots…could become ubiquitous in meatpacking…Families may have to make diagnostic tests…ahead of visits to grandparents…work cubicles…may become the
rage…replacing open-floor plans…& heading to work…[sick] may no longer be…admirable”

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In coming years, robots and automated lines could become ubiquitous in meatpacking plants, which have experienced some of the country’s worst outbreaks. Families may have to make diagnostic tests routine ahead of visits to grandparents. Once-mocked work cubicles of a bygone era may become the rage again, replacing open-floor plans found in many offices. Paid sick time might become a necessity for jobs of all types. And heading to work while under the weather may no longer be seen as an act of admirable American can-do spirit but instead a threat to co-workers and the bottom line.
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“The problem is people putting the present ahead of the future,” said Frieden, who led the CDC from 2009 to 2017.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/27/coronavirus-endemic/

Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges – Scientific American Blog Network

May 29, 2020

Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges – Scientific American Blog Network

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/comparing-covid-19-deaths-to-flu-deaths-is-like-comparing-apples-to-oranges/

Wastewater testing gains support as early warning for Covid-19 – STAT

May 29, 2020

https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/28/wastewater-testing-gains-support-as-covid19-early-warning/

New York City eyes June reopening – The Washington Post

May 29, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/28/coronavirus-live-updates-us/

CDC school reopening guidelines

May 29, 2020

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/schools.html

The World Is Still Far From Herd Immunity for Coronavirus – The New York Times

May 28, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/28/upshot/coronavirus-herd-immunity.html

‘Incalculable loss’: New York Times covers front page with 1,000 Covid-19 death notices | Coronavirus outbreak | The Guardian

May 28, 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/24/new-york-times-front-page-1000-covid-19-death-notices