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Opinion | How Sweden Is Dealing With the Coronavirus – The New York Times

April 29, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/opinion/coronavirus-sweden.html

Development of the Immune System | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

April 29, 2020

https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/human-immune-system/development-immune-system

Covid-19 quickly kills some while others don’t show symptoms. Can genetics explain this? – The Washington Post

April 29, 2020

Covid-19 quickly kills some while others don’t show symptoms. Can genetics explain this? – The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/27/covid-19-quickly-kills-some-while-others-dont-show-symptoms-can-genetics-explain-this/

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