The Field of Computer Science, summarized
This a great 11 minute video summarizing the breadth of the fields of computer science and computer engineering. There is a lot to cover in this wonderfully done graphical map,…
Historical context for this pandemic
The above author is a Lecturer in history at the Royal Holloway University of London. The ’68 pandemic had less effect in the U.S., with worse outcomes in parts of…
Experts fear we will run out of greek letters before we run out of variants
Now up to the Lambda variant. Models from IHME and ICL suggest we will run out of Greek letters before we run out of variants. Consequently, experts think we may…
Economist shows correlation between economists and idiots
R^2 = 0.25. This is not a correlation. In case he deletes the chart
Study finds that lockdowns – in the real world – did not reduce deaths
SIP = Shelter in Place In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented social distancing and SIP policies. These policies are designed to slow COVID-19 transmission by limiting physical…
Disease models
Disease models remain worthless, on par with astrology with the honesty of alchemy. Daily Cases Forecast Color bands represent 95% confidence interval for each model used. Many of the models…
Follow up: “We anticipate in one to two weeks” patient numbers will jump back up
In fact, the Bend hospital saw a drop of 10 patients with COVID-19, from 42 on Friday to 32 on Monday, six of them in the ICU and three on…
Surge in good news: Novavax 90% effective
Source: Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective | KATU
Paper: Shelter in place Orders “had no detectable health benefits”
We study the health, behavioral, and economic effects of one of the most politically controversial policies in recent memory, shelter-in-place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies have claimed that…
June 10, 2020: If we wear masks, we will have no subsequent large waves
This was the experts prediction in June 2020. This did not age well. If lock-down periods are combined with 100% adoption of facemask use by the public, the initial disease…