Sonos is fighting a war to stay relevant | Engadget

December 19, 2020

https://www.engadget.com/sonos-2020-legal-and-competition-challenges-173005771.html?guccounter=1


Three things you need to know about radon in winter.

December 19, 2020

https://www.radovent.com/radon-gas-blog/three-things-you-need-to-know-about-radon-in-winter


The Newest Addition to The Woke STEM Fam: Cue, the Robot — The Woke STEM Teacher

December 18, 2020

https://www.thewokestemteacher.com/blog-1/2019/7/12/cuerobot


More Mammals Are Hiding Their Secret Glow – The New York Times

December 18, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/science/glowing-mammals-australia.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur


The Elderly vs. Essential Workers: Who Should Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First? – The New York Times

December 18, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/health/covid-vaccine-first.html


Will New York Shut Down Again? Andrew Cuomo Says State Is on Path – Bloomberg

December 18, 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-14/nyc-should-prepare-for-possibility-of-full-shutdown-mayor-says?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic


pseudogenes/odorant receptors

December 17, 2020

Sequence Variants in TAAR5 & Other Loci Affect Human Odor Perception & Naming https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)31343-9 A variant in TAAR5 affects the perception of fish odor. Interesting to consider in relation to pseudogenization of the olfactory receptors

While about half of human odorant receptors are thought to be pseudogenes with loss-of-function, the Decode Genetics folks show that some sequence variants in odorant receptor genes are not
loss-of-function.


Beginner’s Guide to Cross Country Skiing – PSIA-AASI

December 17, 2020

https://www.thesnowpros.org/take-a-lesson/beginners-guide-to-cross-country-skiing/


Which Would You Like More? Snowshoeing vs. Cross-Country Skiing. TerryTown RV

December 17, 2020

https://www.terrytownrv.com/which-would-you-like-more-snowshoeing-vs-cross-country-skiing/


(384) Beginners Guide to Cross-Country Skiing – YouTube

December 17, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjbuwmUzUhQ

– don’t use poles to get up
– snowplow to stop
– kick & glide