Dueling experts, Part 2
This is the state of modern scientific discourse – sliming anyone you disagree with and engage in name calling, rather than addressing the issues in contention. Those of us who…
Dueling experts – if you are confused it is because you are an idiot
WHO and the CDC said today that monkeypox appears to be spreading primarily by sexual contact, and primarily between gay men, with most cases traced to two events in Europe…
Study finds lockdowns didn’t work but at least they had high social and economic costs
An analysis of each of these three groups support the conclusion that lockdowns have had little to no effect on COVID-19 mortality. More specifically, stringency index studies find that lockdowns…
The Metaverse Land Rush Is an Illusion | WIRED
The “real estate of the future” is plagued by buggy software, empty servers, and huge opportunities for abuse. …. In other words, buying “real estate” on these platforms is like…
Looming Shutdowns of the Economy?
Widespread quarantines and isolation of 1/5th of the workforce + close contacts may occur over the next few weeks. Currently, if someone tests positive for Covid – they typically have…
Media notices that Covid experts have self-destructed
The result is a jumbled, contradictory response to the omicron variant Source: Americans are tired of Covid, official response to omicron creates confusion “There is no authoritative anchor to where…