Brian Resnick
Science reporter @voxdotcom: psychology, stars, nature, health, and “whoa that’s cool.” vox.com/authors/brian-…
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12 things everyone needs to know about the coronavirus pandemic
How deadly is the coronavirus? How is it transmitted? And answers to more questions about the pandemic, explained.
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12 things everyone should know about Covid-19.
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The White House projects 100,000 to 200,000 Covid-19 deaths
At least. And outside experts say that’s a reasonable estimate.
Social distancing can’t last forever. Here’s what should come next.
Scientists are explaining the moonshot effort needed to end social distancing and this pandemic. Will leaders listen?
Social distancing can’t last forever. Here’s what should come next.
Scientists explain the moon-shot level effort needed to end social distancing, and this pandemic. Will leaders listen?
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Scientists tell me we'll have a second chance to do right on pandemic response. They know what we need to do. Will leaders listen?
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The 9 most important unanswered questions about Covid-19
Is reinfection possible? WIll it be seasonal? How prevalent is it really? These are some of the top questions on researchers’ minds.
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It may be too easy to look at these uncertainties and feel cavalier: Maybe this all isn’t as bad as people are saying.
Do not take comfort in these uncertainties. Take caution.
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Cancel Corona - Donate what you don't spend.
Coronavirus canceled everything. Donate a bit of what you don't spend while stuck at home to cancel corona back.
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. @fitznich and co. have come up with some creative, engaging ways to donate what you're not spending due to everything shutting down to those in need. cancelcorona.org check it out
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Why Covid-19 is worse than the flu, in one chart
It’s more contagious, more deadly (particularly for older people), and it has a greater potential to overwhelm our health care system.
Scientists warn we may need to live with social distancing for a year or more
Researchers say we face a horrible choice: practice social distancing for months or a year, or let hundreds of thousands die.
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How long do we have to live like this? vox.com/science-and-he… Take a deep breath, and then click.
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The math of pi explained, as simply as possible
Pi day is March 14. Here’s the famous irrational number, explained in one GIF.
Covid-19 is not the flu. It’s worse.
It’s deadlier, more contagious, and more likely to severely disrupt our health care system.
America’s shamefully slow coronavirus testing threatens all of us
The US lags just about every developed country on testing for Covid-19 disease.
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I talked to a health care provider so fed up with the coronavirus testing situation in her community that she called the White House
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Why soap and water is such a brutally effective coronavirus killer
You’re not just washing viruses down the drain. Soap annihilates the coronavirus, a chemistry professor explains.
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Sanitizer might feel like a modern-day, scientific, and more clinical upgrade to soap. But I’m here to tell you that soap is a badass.
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In these times, soap is the hero we need and deserve. I might start wearing a nugget of it around my neck.
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Average body temperature appears to be dropping. Researchers aren’t sure why.
What’s a "normal" human body temperature? It depends.
Daylight saving time has ended. It really should go on forever.
Having more light later could benefit us in a surprising number of ways.
The CDC’s rocky effort to get Americans tested for coronavirus, explained
The US has done 2,000 coronavirus tests. South Korea has done more than 140,000. What gives?
How does the coronavirus outbreak end?
Governments’ failure to contain the coronavirus means it may be here to stay.
The difference between quarantine, isolation, and social distancing, explained
These are three public health tools to slow the spread of an outbreak.
America’s bad paid sick leave policy could make the coronavirus outbreak worse
The coronavirus makes a good case for America finally guaranteeing paid sick leave.
If the coronavirus hits America, who’s responsible for protecting you?
What the response to a Covid-19 outbreak in the US could look like.
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"That’s one of the most dangerous things about this. It could overwhelm a local health care system. We don’t have extra hospitals just sitting around with doctors and nurses and beds with no patients in them."
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The legacy of Katherine Johnson, NASA’s "Hidden Figures" mathematician
Johnson, who died Monday at age 101, did groundbreaking work in helping return astronauts safely to Earth.