Cuomo mandated both rider and driver of uber+lyft to wear mask.
NY’s all-the-time mask law is the most restrictive in the nation; other states are catching up
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Mask
April 17, 2020The Two Settings of Kind and Wicked Learning Environments
April 17, 2020There’s a paper on this topic that introduced the idea of “kind and wicked learning environments”:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5c5d/33b858eaf38f6a14b3f042202f1f44e04326.pdf
…in wicked environments it is difficult to do inference based on data. One solution seems to be to break down the problem in such a way that you can observe sub-problems in a kind environment.
The Two Settings of Kind and Wicked Learning Environments
Robin M. Hogarth1, Tomás Lejarraga2, and Emre Soyer3
Abstract
QT:{{” Inference involves two settings: In the first, information is acquired (learning); in the second, it is applied (predictions or choices). Kind learning environments involve close matches between the informational elements in the two settings and are a necessary condition for accurate inferences. Wicked learning environments involve mismatches. This conceptual framework facilitates identifying sources of inferential errors and can be used, among other things, to suggest how to target corrective procedures. For example, structuring learning environments to be kind improves probabilistic judgments. Potentially, it could also enable economic agents to exhibit maximizing behavior.
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Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing | Science
April 15, 2020https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/30/science.abb6936
Great idea for #covid19… However, digital contact tracing has serious #privacy issues that have to be considered and perhaps ameliorated.
Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing
Luca Ferretti1,*, Chris Wymant1,*, Michelle Kendall1, Lele Zhao1, Anel Nurtay1, Lucie Abeler-Dörner1, Michael Parker2, David Bonsall1,3,†, Christophe Fraser1,4,†,‡
Science 31 Mar 2020: eabb6936
DOI: 10.1126/science.abb6936
Fig 2 shows the breakdown of infections into four types:
pre-symptomatic, symptomatic, environmental, and asymptomatic, and they contribute 0.9, 0.8., 0.2, and 0.1 each to the basic reproduction number of 2. To stop the spread of infections, you need to take measures to get the area under the curve to below 1. The paper then shows that when you do quarantining and contact tracing, you can’t get the reproduction number below 1. However, if you improve the speed of quarantining and contact tracing with a digital app/centralized system, then you can get it below 1.
Red Dawn
April 13, 2020The ‘Red Dawn’ Emails: 8 Key Exchanges on the Faltering Response to the Coronavirus
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-red-dawn-emails-trump.amp.html
Single cell estimation from bulk data
April 12, 2020Accurate estimation of cell composition in bulk expression through robust integration of single-cell information
Brandon Jew, Marcus Alvarez, Elior Rahmani, Zong Miao, Arthur Ko, Jae Hoon Sul, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Päivi Pajukanta, Eran Halperin doi:
covid19 and privacy
April 12, 2020https://www.stopspying.org/covid19
(this is by NYU law school)
covid19 and privacy
April 12, 2020Tracking everyone’s whereabouts won’t stop COVID-19
Countries such as China, South Korea, and Israel have already turned to invasive surveillance tools to halt the spread of the coronavirus. But their efficacy is unclear.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90486342/tracking-everyones-whereabouts-wont-stop-covid-19
Prince Charles
April 8, 2020The True Story Behind Prince Charles’ Storyline on The Crown Season 3
https://time.com/5726869/the-crown-prince-charles/?amp=true
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