U.S. Has No Explanation for U.F.O.s, Does Not Rule Out Aliens – The New York Times

July 1, 2021

Found 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

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The E-Scooters Loved by Silicon Valley Roll Into New York | The New Yorker

July 1, 2021

Wish 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.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/26/the-e-scooters-loved-by-silicon-valley-roll-into-new-york

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Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds – The New York Times

July 1, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/health/coronavirus-vaccines-immunity.html

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Plastic has a problem; is chemical recycling the solution?

July 1, 2021

https://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.

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Delta Variant’s Spread Prompts Reconsideration of Mask Guidance – The New York Times

June 30, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/health/coronavirus-delta-variant-masks.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

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The new rules of the “creator economy” | The Economist

June 29, 2021

https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/05/08/the-new-rules-of-the-creator-economy

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Possible Failure Point Emerges in Miami-Area Building Collapse – The New York Times

June 29, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/us/miami-building-investigation-clues.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

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L.A. County urges masks for all as delta variant spreads – what does that mean for Bay Area?

June 29, 2021

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Should-you-start-wearing-a-mask-again-as-the-16280355.php

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Delta Variant Outbreak in Israel Infects Some Vaccinated Adults – WSJ

June 29, 2021

https://www.wsj.com/articles/vaccinated-people-account-for-half-of-new-covid-19-delta-cases-in-israeli-outbreak-11624624326?mod=e2tw

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The software that powers scientific illustration

June 28, 2021

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01404-7

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