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A group of 239 scientists says there’s growing evidence covid-19 is airborne

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July 7, 2020

The news: A group of 239 scientists from 32 countries have written an open letter[1] to the World Health Organization arguing that covid-19 can be transmitted through the air. You…

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If you’re over 75, catching covid-19 can be like playing Russian roulette

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July 5, 2020

Are you hiding from covid-19? I am. The reason is simple: the high chance of death from the virus. I was reminded of the risk last week by this report[1] from the…

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Are we making spacecraft too autonomous?

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July 3, 2020

Does this matter? Software has never played a more critical role in spaceflight. It has made it safer and more efficient, allowing a spacecraft to automatically adjust to changing conditions.…

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Another experimental covid-19 vaccine has shown promising early results

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July 2, 2020

The news: An experimental covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech provoked immune responses in 45 healthy volunteers, according to a preprint paper on medRXiv[1]. The levels of antibodies…

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Podcast: Covid-19 has exposed a US innovation system that is badly out of date

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July 1, 2020

Ilan Gur always wanted to build things. But after finishing his PhD in material science at UC Berkeley, he says he “bounced around, feeling like a misfit.” He left the…

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Going lean: How vendor consolidation creates big gains

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June 30, 2020

The second quarter of 2020 launched many digital transformation projects that didn’t necessarily happen at the behest of chief innovation officers, but because of the wrecking ball of disruption known…

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There’s not one reason California’s covid-19 cases are soaring – there are many

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June 30, 2020

It’s troubling, if not surprising, to see covid-19 cases spiking across the American South[1] and Southwest, where public officials delayed lockdowns, rushed to reopen businesses, or refused to require people…

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Is it safe to send kids back to school?

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June 30, 2020

The final crucial question: to what extent do children spread the coronavirus once infected? “If you look at the peer-reviewed literature, it’s very mixed. The simple answer is we don’t…

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