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Researchers from St George’s Hospital in London analysed routinely collected infection control data over a 40-week period between December 4, 2021 and September 10, 2022. …. Researchers found removing the…
100% wrong: As California’s 2022 water year ends this week, the parched state is bracing for another dry year — its fourth in a row. So far, in California’s recorded…
Another “expert” prediction crashed and burned to the ground. Jacob B. Aguilar, PhD on Twitter: “I wish all a prosperous 2023. However, in realty the XBB.1.5 SUPER variant is exploding…
A prediction, too early to follow up but given his track record, we can assume this forecast will not be true. ChatGPT Won’t Transform the Economy in the Next Decade:…
Studies from the Oregon Health and Science University suggest that COVID-19 cases will rise this fall, and we can expect to see a flu season comparable to pre-pandemic years. Source:…
March 3, 2023 After the March 3d, 2023 incident, there was much publicity about a former government official killed “by turbulence” while her family flew on a private jet flight.…
It takes a special kind of expert to be wrong more often than a coin flip. Here, the NY Times tells us in Feb 2021 that inflation will remain low…
Today is the 3rd annual “15 days to flatten the curve” National Holiday. Most people celebrate it on March 15, but I celebrate on February 27th. How about you? This…
Dating to the 1700s and earlier the roots of public health had been the noblest of endeavors, doctors and engineers collaborating for smarter hygiene and infrastructure. Up through World War…
Most articles I read during the pandemic crowed that the bulk of humanity was ready to embrace a constricted life indefinitely, if it also meant a (possibly) safer life. In…