Surely this graph on its own tells us nothing. If 25% of those who contracted COVID dined out in the preceding 5 days, whereas 35% of the population did, then dining out would negatively correlate wi… (View Post)

If the objective of education is merely knowledge acquisition, I'd agree. No need for universities any more. But having your beliefs challenged, learning to ask the right questions, learning to … (View Post)

Rural voter is simply wrong on the science. A recent study dramatically proved that mask-wearing has a huge impact, not just in reducing the transmission rate, but also in the initial inoculum, which… (View Post)

If there is anyone out there yet convinced of the value of face mask-wearing in a time of COVID, read this: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2026913 It posits that initial viral dose - the … (View Post)

From my perspective, it would be very nice to have that 60+ number broken down a bit as that is where the shape of the curve is most interesting. (View Post)