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Why Are COVID-19 Case Numbers Dropping?

"We don’t know. That part is easy. Also easy is that case numbers really are falling — it’s not just reduced testing — and it’s happening pretty much everywhere. Urban areas and rural. Red states and blue. Places with broad vaccine rollouts and those with hardly any. North and South America,...
Source: jwatch.org

The truth about the Second Wave

The truth about the Second Wave - uncancelled: We need to move away from binary certainties – the battle of the Professors of Hope vs the Doom mongers is not a helpful one. The truth is somewhere in between. It’s nuanced. Dr Matt Morgan, ICU Consultant in Cardiff, argues that we need to say "I don't...
Source: uncancelled.co.uk

Tales of the Undead ... Learning Theories: The Learning Pyramid | ACRLog The story and myth of Edgar Dale's cone of experience.

Tales of the Undead ... Learning Theories: The Learning Pyramid | ACRLog The story and myth of Edgar Dale's cone of experience. "If you’re involved with student learning, you are probably familiar with the Learning Pyramid. This diagram breaks down different modes of learning and argues that more...
Source: acrlog.org

A Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy in 139 Countries by 2050: Wind, solar, hydropower, and geothermal could power most of

A Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy in 139 Countries by 2050: Wind, solar, hydropower, and geothermal could power most of the world argues Mark Jaobson and team
Source: ieee.org

CBC threatens podcast app makers, argues that RSS readers violate copyright: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation publishes

CBC threatens podcast app makers, argues that RSS readers violate copyright: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation publishes several excellent podcasts, notably the As It Happens feed; like every podcast in the world, these podcasts are available via any podcast app in the …
Source: boingboing.net

Climate change is corroding our values, says Naomi Klein: The need for fossil fuels is destroying regions and communities,

Climate change is corroding our values, says Naomi Klein: The need for fossil fuels is destroying regions and communities, causing war and famine in the process, argues the activist and author
Source: theguardian.com

Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication

Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication study argues that there is no need to be so pessimistic. Nature News.
Source: nature.com