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From Stat By Andrew Joseph @DrewQJoseph June 4, 2020Reprints The Lancet, one of the world’s top medical journals, on Thursday retracted an influential study that raised alarms about the safety of the experimental Covid-19...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Breitbart reports WHO scientists were reluctant to publicly criticise China, because they were worried Chinese scientists supplying information to the WHO would suffer reprisals...

As noted previously by Leo Goldstein, there has been a coordinated attempt by institutional press and academia to discredit the use of Hydroxychloroquine...

Kids stuck at home due to coronavirus have another opportunity for quality online learning. Earth School, a collaboration between TED-Ed (TED's youth and education initiative) and the United Nations' Environment Programme,...

The Swedish soft lockdown will cost a lot more in the long run Despite the relaxed approach, Sweden still had major changes in behaviour and movement patterns...

Berlin-based inventors Martin Binder and Claudio Rimmele believe that parents shouldn’t have to make the choice whether or not to let their children enjoy a playground in a world changed by COVID-19...

From CONEXÃPOLÍTICA The coordinator of the statement is Marcos Nogueira Eberlin. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Campinas. After postdoctoral work...

Reposted from Dr. Judith Curry’s Climate Etc. Posted on May 29, 2020 by niclewis By Nic Lewis Introduction I showed in my last article that inhomogeneity within a population in the susceptibility and infectivity of...

Science before politics Some are claiming the Victorian lockdown was too late, saying the rate of spread was already suppressed before it started. But that misses the point that slowing flight arrivals was responsible for...

From the Cliff Mass Weather Blog

Richard B. Primack, Boston University and Casey Setash, Colorado State University Editor’s note: Summer is prime time across much of North America for scientists to do field research outdoors. But this year the COVID-19...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Christiana Figueres has scolded the USA, UK and Brazil for not doing enough to protect their people. During her time as UN Executive Secretary for Climate Change, Christiana Figueres’ gift...

Guest “sarcastic reality check” by David Middleton The Global Economy’s Fuel GaugeOil powers almost all transportation—and Covid-19 will only intensify its dominance.Mark P. MillsMay 21, 2020 China is about...

This is not the road to herd immunity In Spain, after a long battle, a quarter of a million people have tested positive to coronavirus and 27,000 have died...

For those lucky enough to keep their jobs during the global pandemic, a large portion have been working from home — a privilege that could become a permanent way of life for many...