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Pfizer matches Moderna with their full Covid-19 trial blueprint — AstraZeneca says it will unveil its protocol 'shortly'
Yesterday, after sustained public pressure as Moderna released its Phase III Covid-19 trial blueprint, Pfizer released its own full trial design for their vaccine trials. The move was designed to boost transparency and shore up public trust in the...
Self-experimentation, ethics, and regulation of vaccines
DIY COVID-19 vaccines raise legal and ethical questions.
Van Morrison condemns ‘crooked facts’ of scientists in new anti-lockdown songs
Musician previously claimed that coronavirus warnings were sparked by ‘pseudoscience’
N.Y.C. Is Opening Its Own Virus Testing Lab to Address Shortages
A new lab may help the city process test results within 24-48 hours.
The fascinating reason why clowns paint their faces on eggs
Professional clowns must choose a unique facial makeup design – and they have an unusual way of ‘protecting’ it from copycats.
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Uber backup driver charged in fatal 2018 self-driving car crash
The crash happened back in March 2018.
Summer of Open Data Panel #9: Incentives for Data Reuse, Frameworks for Collaboration, and…
The Summer of Open Data is a three-month project spearheaded by the Open Data Policy Lab (an initiative of The GovLab with support from…
John Wilbanks
Really enjoyed recording this @TheGovLab Summer of Open Data panel
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As schools spend big on temperature check tech, experts warn: They won't work
"In the context of schools, fever screening is a particularly bad idea," said Katelyn Gostic, an epidemiologist at the University of Chicago.
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The first five minutes of the future
What will you do when the next “unthinkable” change happens? Play this game to find out.
Dime Society
John Wilbanks
I'm on the @_DiMeSociety Playbook launch meeting, where are you? playbook.dimesociety.org pic.twitter.com/Hgk2JO7bzz
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GII Events | Global Innovation Index
Learn about upcoming and past GII launch events. View event details, agendas, photos & more going back to 2011.
John Wilbanks
I'm attending the @PortulansI event on the Global Innovation Index. You can still get in at
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The Great Certainty Purge & a Python Script
Summary: We’ve been gently pulling on threads around our newly subcritical society. Here, we pull a bit more... Societally, we have binged on certainty for decades. And the pandemic now looks like the great certainty purge. A recent Scientific...
Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin was a prolific and controversial writer whose 1968 article “The Tragedy of the Commons” launched him onto the national stage as one of the intellectual leaders of the environmental movement.
The Industry City plan fails our test: Jobs aren’t the quality the neighborhood deserves
The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled an all-too-familiar reality of injustice in our social and environmental systems, especially for the most vulnerable New Yorkers. From harmful national environmental and health policies to ill-conceived local...
Grace in a Tin Can
Chuck Reece with a meditation on grade, patience, and sauerkraut.
Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden, Resurrected and Revised — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
Through local commitment, an eccentric’s artspace in Summerville, Georgia is experiencing new life.