Peter Sheridan Dodds
Scientist thinking about stories, language, contagion, robustness and collapse, complexification, and the Theory of Anything. Married to @aimeepicchi.
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Peter Sheridan Dodds
Etymology, the gnomic teller of truths.
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The pandemic exposes human nature: 10 evolutionary insights
Humans and viruses have been coevolving for millennia. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19) has been particularly successful in evading our evolved defenses. The outcome has been tragic—across...
8 million Americans slipped into poverty amid coronavirus pandemic, new study says
Researchers looked at the devastating financial effect the pandemic has had on Americans, with Blacks, Latinos and children faring the worst.
The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19
Why proposals to largely let the virus run its course — embraced by Donald Trump’s administration and others — could bring “untold death and suffering”.
How Mark Zuckerberg Learned Politics
Facebook’s CEO long left politics and policy to deputies. No more. As the company’s influence has grown, and with it controversies, political acumen has become an essential tool.
Covid-19 tweets
Explore top links, domains and keywords from 29 million Covid-related tweets. From Northeastern University's Lazer Lab and Network Science Institute.
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Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits
As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.
Lawyers: We can't find parents of 545 kids separated by Trump admin
About two-thirds of the 1,000 plus parents separated from their kids under a 2017 pilot program were deported before a federal judge ordered they be found.
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UM stay in place order won't impact athletics
A stay in place order for University of Michigan undergraduate students will not impact athletic activity at the school, where the Wolverines football team is preparing for its season opener against Minnesota.
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Peter Sheridan Dodds
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University of Michigan stay-in-place order won't impact Wolverines athletics
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Inside the Fall of the CDC
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
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'To some veteran scientists, this acquiescence was the real sign that the CDC had lost its way. One scientist swore repeatedly in an interview and said, “The cowardice and the caving are disgusting to me.”'
Inside the Fall of the CDC
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Fauci admits administration has restricted his media appearances, says he's not surprised Trump got COVID
In a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses his frustration with a Trump campaign ad; explains why, early in the pandemic, masks were largely recommended for health care workers; and says whether he plans to vote in person.
Covid-19: The global crisis — in data
Charts and maps show insights — and paradoxes — of pandemic that has claimed more than a million lives
How We Beat COVID-19 - covidexitstrategy.org
These 20 critical interventions are needed to stop the spread of COVID-19. Once we stop the spread, we can open up our country again.
Trump draws thousands, many without masks, to Janesville as cases of coronavirus soar in Wisconsin
Wisconsin hit another record of new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
Scientists Warn Florida Will Be Under 6 Feet Of Snakes By 2021
MIAMI—Urging drastic action to mitigate the effects of the imminent herpetological disaster, scientists at the University of Miami warned Friday that Florida could be completely submerged by snakes as early as 2021. “Our projections show that the...
Yodellers blamed for Switzerland's worst COVID super-spreading event
After the event, coronavirus swept through the region, more than doubling the cases to 1238 since mid-September.