Don’t believe the conspiracy theories you hear about coronavirus and HIV

February 29, 2020

https://massivesci.com/notes/wuhan-coronavirus-ncov-sars-mers-hiv-human-immunodeficiency-virus/


How to prevent coronavirus infection: Wash your hands – Vox

February 29, 2020

https://www.vox.com/2020/2/28/21157769/how-to-prevent-the-coronavirus


Artificial Intelligence Will Serve Humans, Not Enslave Them – Scientific American

February 29, 2020

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-intelligence-will-serve-humans-not-enslave-them/

Interesting discussion of the development of “Digital Doubles” as a kind of computational subconscious for each person, residing in the cloud

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SEPTEMBER 2018

Artificial Intelligence Will Serve Humans, Not Enslave Them
AI will serve our species, not control it
By Pedro Domingos
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Humans are the only animals that build machines. By doing so, we expand our capabilities beyond our biological limits. Tools turn our hands into more versatile appendages. Cars let us travel faster, and airplanes give us wings. Computers endow…
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Word Clouds: We Can’t Make Them Go Away, So Let’s Improve Them

February 28, 2020

https://medium.com/multiple-views-visualization-research-explained/improving-word-clouds-9d4a04b0722b


98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Isn’t the Average Anymore – WSJ

February 28, 2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/98-6-degrees-fahrenheit-isnt-the-average-any-more-11579257001

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Today, they say, the average normal human-body temperature is closer to 97.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting – The New York Times

February 27, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/well/eat/the-benefits-of-intermittent-fasting.html?mc=contentTWdom&ad-keywords=auddevgate


Why deep-learning AIs are so easy to fool

February 26, 2020

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03013-5


Distinct microbial and immune niches of the human colon

February 23, 2020

connects microbiome & immune cells

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-020-0602-z.epdf

Kylie R. James, Tomas Gomes, Rasa Elmentaite, …Sarah A. Teichmann


‘Omnigenic’ Model Suggests That All Genes Affect Every Complex Trait | Quanta Magazine

February 23, 2020

https://www.quantamagazine.org/omnigenic-model-suggests-that-all-genes-affect-every-complex-trait-20180620/


Scientists find ‘drivers’ of cancer, but warn: Don’t ignore ‘passengers’ | YaleNews

February 23, 2020

https://news.yale.edu/2020/02/20/scientists-find-drivers-cancer-warn-dont-ignore-passengers