9 Best Articles in 2022
The New York Times
The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us?
The New York Times
7 min read · · Officials in Britain and South Africa claim new variants are more easily transmitted. There’s a lot more to the story, scientists say. · Shared by 205, including Dr. Syra Madad, Muge Cevik, Forbes India, adventuregirl, Nate Silver, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Prof. Akiko Iwasaki, Steven Sinofsky, Eric Topol, Edward Tufte, Dr. Simon A. Rego, Arin Basu, Massimo Pigliucci, Eric Vitiello, Andy Slavitt 💙💛, Deborah Blum, Scott Galloway, Anna Irrera, Juliette Kayyem, Virginia Hughes
Aeon+Psyche
Mapping the brain’s connective structure could unlock immortality
Aeon+Psyche
~14 min read · · Each human brain possesses a unique, intricate pattern of 100 trillion neurons. If science can map it, immortality beckons · Shared by 187, including Jason Silva, Miguel Angel Escotet, Vaughan Bell, Anita Leirfall, Moheb Costandi, Kamil Ali Kamil
WIRED UK
How mRNA went from a scientific backwater to a pandemic crusher
WIRED UK
8 min read · · For decades, Katalin Karikó's work into mRNA therapeutics was overlooked by her colleagues. Now it's at the heart of the two leading coronavirus vaccines · Shared by 122, including Adam Singer, Mathew Ingram, John Nosta, jean marc manach, Nando de Freitas 🏳️🌈, Ilan Gur, Dr. Oni Blackstock, Carlos del Rio, Maia Szalavitz, jorge-ferrer, Christian Hernandez, Jason Silva, Richard Dawkins, Judith Lewis, Yann LeCun, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Tony Haile, David Eagleman, George J Huba PhD
The Verge
France is using AI to check whether people are wearing masks on public transport
The Verge
3 min read · · New technology to enforce a new way of life. · Shared by 101, including Nige Willson, Thomas Power, Merkstatt, Christian Müller, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Mike Butcher🇬🇧🇪🇺, Bob E. Hayes, Katja Evertz, Gerd Leonhard, Tamara McCleary, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
CNBC
This chart shows the link between restaurant spending and new coronavirus cases
CNBC
2 min read · · Higher restaurant spending appears to be linked to a faster spread of the coronavirus, according to a new research note from J.P. Morgan. · Shared by 54, including Esther Schindler, Daniel Kraft, MD, David Fisman, Dan Gingiss - The Experience Maker™, Jesse Stay, Augie Ray, W. Blake Gray, Azeem Azhar, Frank Gruber, John Nosta, Stowe Boyd, Mark Kaigwa, Sameer Patel
MIT Technology Review
Covid-19 immunity likely lasts for years
MIT Technology Review
3 min read · · A new study shows immune cells primed to fight the coronavirus should persist for a long time after someone is vaccinated or recovers from infection. · Shared by 54, including Augie Ray, ἀποκαραδοκία, John Nosta, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Martin Varsavsky 🇺🇦, Richard Bernabe, Vikram Dutt, David Nagel
The Atlantic
This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic
The Atlantic
20+ min read · · Shared by 641, including Kai Kupferschmidt, ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ 🦠🤧🧬🥼🦟, hiten.eth, Cory Doctorow, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #Abolishthemonarchy, zeynep tufekci, Jay Rosen, Dr. Angela Rasmussen, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Eric Topol, Tomas Pueyo, Martin Fowler, Marsha Collier, Margaret Sullivan, Craig Spencer MD MPH, Paul Graham, John Cutler, Warren Whitlock, Christian Drosten, David Fisman
berthub.eu
Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
berthub.eu
~14 min read · · Welcome! In this post, we’ll be taking a character-by-character look at the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine. I want to thank the large cast of people who spent time… · Shared by 591, including Chris Heilmann, Ole Begemann, Rami Ismail (رامي), Brian Armstrong, Chris Messina, Mike Tamir, PhD, Aral Balkan, Emin Gün Sirer🔺, Semil, Eric Topol, Perry Marshall, Peter Steinberger, cdixon.eth, Dr. Ganapathi Pulipaka 🇺🇸, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth, Kevin Marks, Nick Szabo, BrendanEich, Brad Fitzpatrick 🌻, Peter Todd
Gates Foundation
These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020
Gates Foundation
~15 min read · · The latest on the innovations that will let us go back to normal. · Shared by 45, including Merkstatt, Martin Ford, Howard Getson, Gerd Leonhard, Matthew Herper, Matthew Holt
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The Economist Data Team
A minority of people with covid-19 account for the bulk of transmission
The Economist Data Team
2 min read · · In two Indian states 10% of people caused 60% of subsequent infections · Shared by 30, including Aline Holzwarth, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Eric Topol, Alex Selby-Boothroyd
The Lancet
Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now
The Lancet
· Shared by 29, including William Gibson, Bill Hanage, Steven Sinofsky, Steve Silberman, Jenn Dowd
KDnuggets
The 3 Biggest Mistakes on Learning Data Science
KDnuggets
6 min read · · By Favio Vazquez, Founder at Ciencia y Datos. comments Hello! It’s me again. I’ve discussed parts of what I’m going to mention here in other articles, but now I want to give a few directions on what’s… · Shared by 11, including Craig Brown, PhD
en.wikipedia.org
On Exactitude in Science
en.wikipedia.org
5 min read · · Shared by 13, including Cameron Yick, Nathan Baschez 📧, Ben Orlin, Linda Liukas
The Economist
How vaccines are made, and why it is hard
The Economist
6 min read · · Shared by 17, including Gregg Gonsalves, Isabel Drost-Fromm, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Bloomberg
Covid Superspreader Risk Is Linked to Restaurants, Gyms, Hotels
Bloomberg
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 17, including R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #SuiteWorld #UIPathForward, Carlos del Rio
The Economist
The T-cell immune response to covid lasts at least six months
The Economist
4 min read · · Shared by 23, including Brian Ahier, Eric Topol, AI, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
SPIEGEL ONLINE
New on the COVID-19 Front Lines: Reevaluating Children's Role in the Pandemic
SPIEGEL ONLINE
7 min read · · A large study from Austria shows that SARS-CoV-2 infects just as many schoolchildren as it does teachers. Other surveys indicate that while young children may show no symptoms, they are quite… · Shared by 15, including George M 🇪🇺, David Fisman, John Tasioulas, Rebekah Jones #Vaccinated
STAT
How to get the most of Covid-19 vaccines — and not squander our chance
STAT
20+ min read · · It appears science may have found the Covid-19 pandemic’s off-ramp, but if we’re not careful, we could fail to take full advantage of it. · Shared by 62, including Carly, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Daniel Kraft, MD, Dr. Tom Frieden, Marc Lipsitch, Matthew Herper, George J Huba PhD, Philanthropy News Digest, Timothy Caulfield
