Recent content by jpishgar

To your knowledge, is there a method of inducing altruistic behavior in online community engagement that is recursive and self-sustaining? Preferably without resorting to emulation of others? What prompted the very first selfless act of kindness and compassion on the part of our animalistic...

Interesting, but unnecessary. For personal and home disinfecting, your best bet is disinfectant chemicals and cleaners. If you have a steamer, that works well too. There doesn't appear to be a need to disinfect garbage itself, as the transmission vector is generally person to person and...

Research is still in progress on the Higgs boson and how it behaves with the Higgs field, but it seems to behave consistently with the expectation of waves. There's still a LOT of questions outstanding about the Higgs boson. Some interesting reading...

It varies widely, actually! The "Middle East" is usually considered most of the region between Egypt and Iran (sometimes Libya, Sudan, and Afghanistan are included) The "Near East" is thought to be Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and other areas in roughly a semi-circular area around the...

Following up on this, looks like the answer is a probable no. https://slate.com/technology/2020/04/coronavirus-circulating-california-2019-bunk.html

We can and should do our level best to contain the virus, practice safety and social distancing, and work to keep everyone as safe as we can. There are no models that expect the level of casualties as you present, however, at 2.5% fatality rate, even the worst case scenarios don't reach that...

To be eminently clear, there is no evidence to date that has indicated the virus was created in a lab or part of an intentional effort. Novel viruses have been with us a long time, and our bodies have simply not developed natural immunities to them. Our own reporters have written much on the...

It's used for marketing profit, most assuredly, but there's also a very good use being deployed in assessing mobility in regions likely to be hit harder by the virus. Take a look at the Covid-19 Mobility maps by Google. https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/ While it does showcase the...

Interesting that the idea of "divine right" as a governmental type may have originated from early Bronze Age burial rights! What do you think about the more modern shift away from burial at all? The National Funeral Directors Association put out a stat recently that indicated that cremation...

What are your thoughts on regulations pending for the use of this data?

This is a great primer from the US Department of Defense, thanks vitico! Could I impose upon you to reformat it just a little so that it looks better here in the forum, and add anything you've noticed or tips and hints for face coverings that you've found in addition to this? -JP

Exactly - it's the respiratory aspect that's the potential killer here. And it's also why the CDC is now recommending donning a mask if you have to go out for supplies. Inhalation through droplet spread or contact with hands (that then end up on the face/nose) and subsequent inhalation appears...

I would strongly caution against taking any information from non-trusted sources, of which "Humans are Free" blog could be considered one. (A quick look at the About Us/Authors section raises warnings about objectivity.) Your best bet is to refer to guidance from the CDC, NIH, WHO, and health...

I have to wonder if something like the potential of three black holes coming into proximity with one another has ever occurred in the universe to date. I would imagine it would be quite the astounding occurrence.

Neat. Though as I understand it, viruses are teeny tiny compared to blood platelets.