Vitamins and heartburn
January 6, 2021NYTimes: Steve Martin Likes Books in the ‘I Can’t Put This Down’ Genre
January 6, 2021Really enjoyed this interview of @SteveMartinToGo. Neat that he’s an audiobooks freak. (I am too!) Also, agreed with his assessment: “Bookstores could easily have only two sections, Riveting & Kinda Boring.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/books/review/steve-martin-by-the-book-interview.html
What is hand sanitizer, and does it keep your hands germ-free?
January 6, 2021Warning of Shortages, Researchers Look to Stretch Vaccine Supply – The New York Times
January 6, 2021Warning of Shortages, Researchers Look to Stretch Vaccine Supply – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-supply.html
Has the chemistry Nobel prize really become the biology prize? | News | Chemistry World
January 5, 2021A reasonable point, but beyond biochemistry, there’s a strong leading towards molecular structure. See this note from a decade ago: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/315/5808/40.long “Chemistry Nobel Rich in Structure” @CForoutanNejad
How to fight infection by turning back your immune system’s clock | New Scientist
January 5, 2021https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532754-000-how-to-fight-infection-by-turning-back-your-immune-systems-clock/
vitD – innate immune sys (neurophils & macrophages)
vitE – adaptive “” “” (T & B cells)
zinc ?
During the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals have taken unprecedented steps to disinfect N95 face masks
January 4, 2021Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism – The New York Times
January 4, 2021Top 20 Alexa commands you’ll wish you knew before
January 4, 2021QT:{{”
To use it, just say “Alexa, drop in on all devices” to reach every Alexa-enabled speaker or “Alexa, drop in on [device name]” to target just one. Then just wait for the confirmation tone before speaking. ….
For example, “Alexa, remember I have a doctor’s appointment at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning” or “Alexa, remember I put the check in my bedside table.”
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https://www.komando.com/tech-tips/top-20-alexa-tricks/746804/
