Can a COVID-19 Virus Communicate with Other COVID-19 Viruses?

Year Zero

A powerful story published by The Atlantic has a serious problem: proof it ever happened.

Swedish update, and which places need to fear second waves?

New Data on T Cells and the Coronavirus

Some observations on per-capita mortality ranking of OECD countries

Iran shipyard incident latest in series of unexplained fires

Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born

What Are the Odds of Dying From..

After FOX 35 News noticed errors in the state’s report on positivity rates, the Florida Department of Health said that some laboratories have not been reporting negative test result data to the state.

Why Mike Pompeo’s South China Sea statement is so significant

It is with sadness that I write to tell you that I am resigning from The New York Times. More in this story “‘Dozens of instances of bullying and harassment’ at New York Times”

Did the Times Print an Urban Legend?

Ridgecrest temblors increase chance of San Andreas earthquake

Catholic Churches Across The Country Burned, Vandalized Over The Weekend

Museum Curator Resigns After He Is Accused of Racism for Saying He Would Still Collect Art From White Men

How a Great Power Falls Apart

If the coronavirus is really airborne, we might be fighting it the wrong way

Fewer Germans willing to get vaccinated, survey shows

Google appears to be deleting search results that criticize its use of algorithms

Blindsight: a strange neurological condition that could help explain consciousness

Academics Seek to Retract Study Disproving Racist Police Shootings After Conservative Cites It

Thoughts on Heterogeneity

New York’s school decision a slap in the face to parents

Mysterious explosions escalate Israel, Iran tensions

A bright fireball over Tokyo explodes with the force of 165 tons of TNT

“It hurts people when they see a white man bouncing a brown baby on their lap”

I think we will see some increase in deaths soon so this might not happen for awhile. The original spike came from more testing and so was not accompanied by an increase in deaths. But there does seem to have been a recent surge in the real underlying numbers recently and that is likely to lead to some more deaths soon. COVID-19 May Soon Lose Status as an ‘Epidemic’ Under CDC Guidelines

Protests May Have Spread Coronavirus, Some Cities Say

Highly Infectious Coronavirus Strain Takes over

Iran sets record daily deaths from coronavirus

NY Times: Colleges Face Rising Revolt By Professors Over Teaching On Campus In The Fall