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Tue. 03/15 - Solar Storms & Subvariants, But It's All Fine


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Subvariants, spikes, and sewers. A few indicators remind us that we’re not quite out of the woods yet when it comes to COVID. Plus, a new method that shows how any person can be trained to harness the creativity inside of themselves. And what it means that the sun is getting more and more active.

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Links:

U.S. Sewer Data Warns of a New Bump in Covid Cases After Lull (Bloomberg)
  • Is omicron subvariant BA.2 to blame for rising Covid cases? (CNBC)
  • People, Not Science, Decide When a Pandemic Is Over (Scientific American)
  • Anyone can be trained to be creative: New program shows early success with US Army, others (ScienceDaily)
  • Officials Confirm Several Geomagnetic Storms Are Hitting Earth This Week (Science Alert)
  • Why are we seeing more northern lights this year? (The Conversation)
  • Sofiane Pamart live under the Northern Lights, in Lapland, Finland for Cercle (Cercle, YouTube)
  • Netflix drops trailer for Barack Obama's national parks documentary series (Mashable)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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