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Donald Trump was accused of terrible things over his suspicion that the true Rona death rate was <1%. Now a very early (the first?) antibody study has come out: It reveals, in the German town studied, the true deathrate was 0.37%. Furthermore, a proxy study has suggested a true deathrate in the USA of 0.1%. Will the media admit to being reflexively anti-Trump? Don't put aside too many home projects waiting for that to happen...
Quillette has published a fascinating piece suggesting that we should intentionally make extinct dozens and dozens of species. It seems radical right up until you count the costs of not doing so. At which time the status quo seems impossible to accept.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/09/999015/blood-tests-show-15-of-people-are-now-immune-to-covid-19-in-one-town-in-germany/
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/04/11/why-a-study-showing-that-covid-19-is-everywhere-is-good-news
https://quillette.com/2018/09/07/exterminate-mosquitos-for-the-sake-of-humanity/
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Donald Trump was accused of terrible things over his suspicion that the true Rona death rate was <1%. Now a very early (the first?) antibody study has come out: It reveals, in the German town studied, the true deathrate was 0.37%. Furthermore, a proxy study has suggested a true deathrate in the USA of 0.1%. Will the media admit to being reflexively anti-Trump? Don't put aside too many home projects waiting for that to happen...
Quillette has published a fascinating piece suggesting that we should intentionally make extinct dozens and dozens of species. It seems radical right up until you count the costs of not doing so. At which time the status quo seems impossible to accept.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/09/999015/blood-tests-show-15-of-people-are-now-immune-to-covid-19-in-one-town-in-germany/
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/04/11/why-a-study-showing-that-covid-19-is-everywhere-is-good-news
https://quillette.com/2018/09/07/exterminate-mosquitos-for-the-sake-of-humanity/