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This week's links include an interview with Amy Finkelstein about the Oregon health experiment, a round-up of education research, replication games, and more...
I’ve been away for the last couple of Fridays, so this week there is an absolute mass of material to get through this week. I’ve been brutal in editing it down: there are probably ten times as many interesting bits of esoteric statistics, development economics and political commentary from the last three weeks as I’ve managed to fit in here, and another twenty times more that I didn’t manage to read at all. I think the best solution to this problem is for the world to stop when I have to take a break from the links for work or travel reasons. If we could all agree to coordinate on my m...
The Sustainability Science Program celebrates its 10th birthday by welcoming back previous fellows to discuss progress in the field and the challenges ahead.
WHYY By Joanne LuDecember 23, 2020 Smoky skies cast a reddish glow to San Francisco skies when the Northern California wildfires were burning earlier this year. (Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images) It’s no secret that inhaling smoke is bad for your lungs. But now, scientists are suggesting smoke may also carry and spread infectious diseases. The theory, published in Science Magazine, is based on research that found wildfire smoke is teeming with thousands of species of microorganisms. Some of these microorganisms, including bacteria and fungal spores, are known to ...
We All Know Smoke Is Bad For Your Health. It Could Be Worse Than You Think By Joanne Lu | NPR Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Smoky skies cast a reddish glow to San Francisco skies when the Northern California wildfires were burning earlier this year. Ray Chavez / MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images It's no secret that inhaling smoke is bad for your lungs. But now, scientists are suggesting smoke may also carry and spread infectious diseases. The theory, published in Science Magazine, is based on research that found wildfire smoke is teeming with thousands o...