covid-19

Opinion: Don’t Be Fooled by America’s Flattening Curve

Another example of effective new media design, by those nasty #fakenews America-hating journalists at the New York Times. Because I'm…

5 years ago

The Coronavirus Is Rewriting Our Imaginations

Possibly, in a few months, we’ll return to some version of the old normal. But this spring won’t be forgotten.…

5 years ago

Here’s some good writing from The New Yorker: “Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not”

If you think of science like the multiple-choice quizzes in a high school science class, where there's exactly one correct…

5 years ago

What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the Other

I'm very conscious that my lockdown experience has been fairly smooth. I'm teaching two classes right now, versions of which…

5 years ago

COVID-19 deaths vs. other common causes (in America)

The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths in America has recently surpassed the 2018 average weekly death rates for heart disease…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: advice from the Middle Ages for how to cope with self-isolation

Like many people, I curate my social media posts. After a month of coronavirus lockdown, I've been curating more than…

5 years ago

Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting

Thoughtful essay from Julio Vincent Gambuto. Get ready, my friends. What is about to be unleashed on American society will…

5 years ago

Toilet paper isn’t selling out because the supply chain is collapsing, or because people are hoarding.

According to an article in Medium, toilet paper isn't selling out because the supply chain is collapsing, or because people…

5 years ago

xkcd: Pathogen Resistance

This is just an excerpt. Read the whole thing.

5 years ago

College student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing

Other than one trip to the grocery store, I haven't been in public since March 13, so I haven't noticed…

5 years ago

COVID-19 Cases (Useful Breakdown by Country, State, Population)

A few interesting bits I found interesting to explore: There are two different ways to view the exact same data:…

5 years ago

It’s unfair to treat every gaffe as evidence of malice or incompetence. But were Trump’s demonstrably false statements gaffes?

Public officials misspeak all the time. Journalists make mistakes all the time. Ordinary citizens over-react to headlines without reading the…

5 years ago

Fact check: Trump utters series of false and misleading claims at coronavirus briefing

Not fake news. Not the enemy of the American people. “Nobody ever thought a thing like this could have happened,”…

5 years ago

How are you holding up? What difficult choices have you made? How can we all help each other get through COVID-19??

Carolyn and were recently cast in a historical film. I recorded my video audition last week, feverish with an upper…

5 years ago

Confessions of a Nerdy Homeschooling Dad

Are you unexpectedly home-schooling your kids? Every family is different, and every kid is different. But I think anxious parents…

5 years ago