Here's Last Week Tonight's second episode about the coronavirus. Oliver delivered his talk in a white walled room, with no audience (and no laughter).
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Once again, John Oliver gives the best debrief of the coronavirus situation
Brazil has a new coronavirus variant, and it is present in about 50% of all new COVID cases in Manaus city
It's mutating. A newly identified variant of COVID is already confirmed in about half of all new infections in Manaus, Brazil, which raises alarm about a greater risk of spread, a researcher warns on Friday. From Reuters: A team led by immunologist Ester Sabino collected genomic data from COVID-19 tests in Manaus that indicated 42%… READ THE REST
Gorillas at San Diego zoo test positive for COVID-19
It's suspected that an asymptomatic human animal handler transmitted COVID-19 to as many as eight gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It's the first known case of natural transmission of the virus to great apes. All infected gorillas are expected to fully recover. From the zoo: Members of the Gorilla Troop at the San… READ THE REST
U.S. hits 300,000 daily coronavirus cases
There were more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases confirmed in the United States today. This new all-time high in the daily case count is the second alarming record hit by our nation this week in the pandemic, reports the Washington Post: The United States on Friday surpassed 300,000 daily coronavirus cases, the second alarming record… READ THE REST
Markup Pro makes it simple to find and share what you want off the web
Gathering notes off various web pages across the web feels like it should be a simple process. Just scoot through your assorted pages, copy the text, graphics, images, and other elements that you want, paste them into your notes and you're all set. Of course, anybody who's ever actually tried to take notes online is… READ THE REST
This espresso press can turn out a brilliantly powerful brew in minutes and it's less than $50
If you're a coffee-lover, specifically, a lover of espresso, then you already know that picking up an espresso machine is not cheap. Those machines pressurize boiling water, then fire it at finely ground coffee beans for a richer, more caffeine-fueled result than your normal drip-brewed coffee. That specialization is why many won't pay for a… READ THE REST
Get over 90 hours of top instruction on Calculus, Number Theory, and more with this Mathematics training package
Even if you're never broken out in a cold sweat at the thought of having to complete a problem, know this – math anxiety is 100% real. And we aren't just talking about 7-year-olds who suffer from stomach aches driven by their fear of math class. Turns out, even the anxiety of teachers who have… READ THE REST