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Sunk cost – Wikipedia

April 29, 2020

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

Flicker fusion threshold – Wikipedia

April 29, 2020

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

dogs see faster than people

Interesting note taking gadget

April 28, 2020

a device that might be useful for reading and annotating pdfs (manuscripts, figure, general note taking).

Its called “remarkable” and was once a kickstarter project. its based on eink technology so it writes more like pencil and paper.

Some interesting features:
– Print-to-send pdf directly from Chrome browser
– ocr transcription of handwriting
– cloud sync to phones and computer (what you do on device is immediately available from phone and computer)
– canvas feel of screen surface

https://remarkable.com/

covid-19 vaccine?

April 28, 2020

In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/world/europe/coronavirus-vaccine-update-oxford.html

Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not | The New Yorker

April 28, 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/04/seattles-leaders-let-scientists-take-the-lead-new-yorks-did-not

The US already has the technology to test millions of people a day | MIT Technology Review

April 28, 2020

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/28/1000671/covid-tests-millions-per-day-crispr-biotechnology-advances/

The Secret Group of Scientists and Billionaires Pushing a Manhattan Project for Covid-19 – WSJ

April 27, 2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-secret-group-of-scientists-and-billionaires-pushing-trump-on-a-covid-19-plan-11587998993

Coronavirus: Mapping Covid-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths Globally

April 26, 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-coronavirus-cases-world-map/

COVID-19/Coronavirus Real Time Updates With Credible Sources in US and Canada | 1Point3Acres

April 26, 2020

https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en

A German Exception? Why the Country’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is Low

April 26, 2020

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“Medical staff, at particular risk of contracting and spreading the virus, are regularly tested. To streamline the procedure, some hospitals have started doing block tests, using the swabs of 10 employees, and following up with individual tests only if there is a positive result.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-death-rate.html