Why You Should Wear A Mask May 5, 2020May 4, 2020 Bryan Norcross: “If the chart in this article is correct, and 80% of us wear face coverings of pretty much any kind, the virus will die out. Social distancing is just gravy. This should be the #1 headline in every briefing.” Bill Maher’s latest “New Rules” is a 5-minute must-watch. Protect the vulnerable — big time — but send the rest of us back out into the world. (Did you see how many of the UK’s 12,000+ COVID deaths have been kids under 15? Zero. And how many, in a nation of 60 million, were under 30? Twenty-eight. Each one a tragedy, unquestionably. But should children be allowed to go to camp, this summer, tended mainly by teen-agers and twenty-somethings? Should they be allowed to go to school, if they don’t live with vulnerable parents or grandparents?) For a deeper dive, Bill’s 15-minute interview with David Katz. Donald’s 3-minute Parent-Teacher Conference. Have you seen it? Fighting disinformation: Technology once used to combat ISIS propaganda is enlisted by Democratic group Stay safe . . .
Lessons Learned May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 What did we learn from the last one? ‘How To Survive A Plague’ . . . On The Lessons Of AIDS, The Benefits Of Fear, And The Potential For Rage. What will we learn from this one? Four truly sweet minutes. Together. Three sweet minutes — from George W. Bush. Should we reopen schools? If you’re wrestling with this question, read this doc’s view. (“As an infectious diseases specialist, I have examined all of the available evidence from within Australia and around the world and, as it stands, it does not support avoiding classroom learning as a means to control COVID-19. . . . By contrast, there is plenty of public health evidence that stopping face-to-face teaching can damage society.”) And speaking of schools, have you seen Bad Education? So good! Watch it first (HBO) . . . then enjoy this review and this fact-check. PRKR, last discussed here, is looking better and better: ParkerVision Receives Favorable Markman Order in Patent Infringement Action Against Qualcomm and HTC. (I was so focused on Qualcomm, I hadn’t noticed HTC. Are they a deep pocket, also? A little Googling revealed that in 2o18, they were acquired by . . . Google.)
Read This Before You Jump To The Conclusion I did May 1, 2020 Joe Biden and Tara Reade — this opened my eyes. I had assumed the worst. That something really bad, albeit wildly uncharacteristic of Joe Biden, happened for 60 seconds 27 years ago. Now, I think that’s likely not what happened at all. Read it and let me know what you think? If you think Joe and the team he will assemble will be better for America and the world than Trump and the team he has assembled, and that the gavel would be better in Schumer’s hands than McConnell’s, please click here. And now to make sure you have a terrific weekend: > Have you seen this episode of Seinfeld, Obama and really cool cars? (Thanks, Andrew R.!) > Have you seen these three minutes with monarch butterflies? > Have you seen everything in all these museums? That could take you all the way through to successful vaccination. The British Museum The Paris Museum The Van Gogh Museum The Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Smithsonian! Have a great, great weekend.