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epidemiology The most comprehensive and accessible explanation of how COVID-19 works (so far) Thom Dunn
#flattenTheCurve This is a great 'Flatten the Curve' video explainer on how to slow COVID-19 and coronavirus Xeni Jardin
epidemiology Explainer video – this is a good time to understand what exponential growth means Mark Frauenfelder
smallpox That time a smallpox outbreak hit Deadwood Xeni Jardin
corona virus Listen: loudspeakers broadcast corona virus closure messages to the empty streets of Shanghai Disneyland Cory Doctorow
ghost of measles past Scariest Halloween decoration ever: measles viruses Cory Doctorow
opioids The rich poop different: measuring inequality with sewage Cory Doctorow
a rising tide swamps all boats The widening health gap between America's rich and poor is the result of worse health for the poor, not better health for the rich Cory Doctorow
lyme disease Life with chronic Lyme disease ("post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome") sucks Cory Doctorow
going viral More promising news about phages, the parasites that prey on parasites Cory Doctorow
gene drives Bill Gates wants us to fear mosquitoes, not sharks Cory Doctorow
epidemiology Airport "security" trays are filthy reservoirs of infectious agents Cory Doctorow
broken windows Chicago police data reveals how dirty cops spread corruption like a disease Cory Doctorow
establishment politics Former Obama trade official teams up with Trump to create highly profitable TB epidemics in poor countries Cory Doctorow
urine luck China uses sewage surveillance to detect drugs in urine and feces Cory Doctorow
polio is coming back Which American cities have lowest herd immunity due to anti-vaxxers? Cory Doctorow