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The Pandemic and Brake Pads

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The Pandemic and Brake Pads

I’ve heard a lot of people talk about flattening the curve as if it’s something we do to the virus and then it’s done and over… but this isn’t how it works. Think of the pandemic like driving down a steep hill: we have to go

10 May 2020
Fact-Checking Plandemic

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Fact-Checking Plandemic

I have been getting questions about the scientific claims in the Plandemic video going around, so I watched it. Here are my thoughts for anyone who is interested. Claim: Wearing masks and staying home hurts the immune system because it reduces your microbiome (implying that people are in immunological danger

10 May 2020
Lessons from Graduate School for the COVID Pandemic

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Lessons from Graduate School for the COVID Pandemic

Data, medicine, and research have all of a sudden become part of every day life, and I have noticed the world is getting tripped up on a few lessons that every PhD student learns in their first few years of graduate school. Here is a cheat sheet to help you

10 May 2020
UV Light and Disinfectants as COVID Treatments?

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UV Light and Disinfectants as COVID Treatments?

There was lots of excitement and kerfuffle surrounding the idea of using UV light or disinfectants to treat coronavirus. Here is the science behind how these things kill viruses. UV Light UV light causes permanent damage to genetic material (like DNA and RNA) by changing its chemical structure. If enough

10 May 2020
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