The New York Times
Five-Minute Coronavirus Stress Resets
7 min · · How to get unstuck from your anxiety. · Shared by 62, including Liv 😷, Tiffany Shlain, Mark Kaigwa, Nir Eyal, Scott Galloway, American Psychological Association
The Wall Street Journal
How Face Masks Work and Which Types Offer the Best Covid-19 Protection
· Face coverings are a simple way to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, public-health officials say. Here’s how different types of masks stack up, and how they’re meant to be used. · Shared by 15, including Liv 😷, Joel Eastwood, K. Williams
The New York Times
‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading. And It’s Not the Coronavirus.
14+ min · · Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people each year. Lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions threaten progress against the disease as well as H.I.V. and malaria. · Shared by 81, including Hannah Ritchie, Dr. Tom Frieden, Liv 😷, Virginia Hughes, Philanthropy News Digest, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Undark Magazine, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Amesh Adalja, Monica Gandhi MD, MPH
UC San Francisco
We Thought It Was Just a Respiratory Virus
19+ min · · UCSF researchers are taking a closer look at COVID-19’s dizzying array of symptoms to get at the disease’s root causes. · Shared by 90, including Dr. Pete Meyers, luis antónio santos, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Rick Powell, Bob Gourley, Simon C, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her), @dialect@mastodon.scot, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Liv 😷, Armin Wolf, Jeff Keni Pulver 🌻, Steve Silberman
The Wall Street Journal
Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing
11+ min · · Face masks are emerging as one of the most powerful weapons to fight the novel coronavirus, with growing evidence that facial coverings help prevent transmission—even if an infected wearer is in close… · Shared by 81, including Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Azeem Azhar, Denny Burk, John C. Havens (he/him), Ser Jeff Garzik, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Eric Topol, Leah Klungness, m, Noah Toly, Daniel Jörg, Carla Gentry 🎶, Daniel Kraft, MD, Liv 😷, dj patil
The Guardian
Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database
4 min · · In the United States, at least one in four law enforcement agencies are able to use facial recognition technology. The implications are troubling · Shared by 129, including ExApologist, Liv 😷, Fern, Mathew Ingram, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Esther Schindler, Evan Selinger
UC San Francisco
Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus
5 min · · We talked to UCSF epidemiologist George Rutherford, MD, and infectious disease specialist Peter Chin-Hong, MD, about the CDC’s reversal on mask-wearing, the current science on how masks work, and what… · Shared by 58, including Liv 😷, Claus Wilke, zeynep tufekci, Charles Arthur, Christina Farr, Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Bethany Brookshire, Akilah Hughes, luqven, Dr Benjamin Janaway, Ben Miller, adventuregirl, Steve "ardalis" Smith, Amy Cuddy, PhD, Matt Zoller Seitz, Daniel Kraft, MD, Carla Gentry 🎶
The Guardian
Are breathing techniques good for your health?
8 min · · The market is flooded with books and classes claiming ‘breathwork’ can help with mental health, sleep and even Covid-19. But experts are not convinced · Shared by 183, including Liv 😷, Jane, Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦
Aeon+Psyche
The most dangerous pathogens in human history have moved by stealth
12+ min · · From the Black Death to polio, the most dangerous pathogens have moved silently, transmitted by apparently healthy people · Shared by 84, including Christian Surchi, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Doug Sundheim, Simon C, LoriBeth, Liv 😷
Entrepreneur
Is Your Posture Impacting Your Productivity? This Might Be the Solution.
1 min · · A Kickstarter-funded device aims to improve your posture without you even realizing. · Shared by 131, including LoriBeth, Katja Evertz, Ron McIntyre, Real Marsha Wright®, Liv 😷, Neil Hart 💙
The Atlantic
You’re Showering Too Much
5 min · · Wash your hands, but lay off the other parts. · Shared by 389, including Tim, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Katja Evertz, Timothy Caulfield, Liv 😷
ABC News
[NATURE TRACK] Forest Songs
1 min · · No music, no voices, just the sing of the forest coming to life early one morning near Canberra. · Shared by 7, including Liv 😷
Leo Babauta
The Lost Art of True Rest
4 min · · OK, calling this a “lost art” is a bit of hyperbole, because there are some people who actually rest these days. But I don’t believe most people do it anymore. I could rail about the age of… · Shared by 171, including Ⓓarío Macchi, Rich, Andrew Ermogenous, Matt Heinz, Thomas Power, Katja Evertz, Christian Müller, Doug Sundheim, Brad Feld, Liv 😷
Psychology Today
10 Ways to Depression-Proof Yourself
5 min · · Ten ways to make your life inhospitable to the depression parasite. · Shared by 236, including Matthias Lampe, LoriBeth, Liv 😷, Rich, Katja Evertz, Carly
The New York Times
Is It Safe to Go Out to Eat?
5 min · · Dining rooms are reopening in many states, but that doesn’t mean you should go. Before you decide, public health experts advise taking these steps. · Shared by 42, including Liv 😷
The Cut
How to Breathe If You’re Feeling Anxious
5 min · · A technique called 4-7-8 can help. · Shared by 88, including Liv 😷, Jane