Thu. 02/17 - The Origins and Physics of Luge
Coronavirus Daily Briefing
Today we’re looking at the different ways the virus spreads and what measures can be taken to prevent spread in different contexts. A new study shows coronavirus epidemics may have started later than originally thought. Plus, the grad student who solved a problem that had stumped experts for half a century. Why Sweden celebrates Taco Friday. And a round-up of Star Wars-related media to check out this weekend.
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Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India (Reuters) Tyson Pork Plant In Iowa Shuts After Hundreds Of Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 (HuffPost) To Beat Covid-19, You Have to Know How A Virus Moves (Wired) Coronavirus Epidemics Began Later Than Believed, Study Concludes (NY Times) Graduate Student Untangles Decades-Old Math Problem in Less Than a Week (Smithsonian Magazine) Taco Friday in Sweden (Mental Floss) How 'Taco Friday' Became a Swedish Tradition (Atlas Obscura) Listen to the original NPR radio drama adaptations of the first STAR WARS trilogy (Boing Boing) A Modern Trailer for The Empire Strikes Back (Neatorama) Star Wars Game Show Trailer Is Here: Jedi Temple Challenge (Gizmodo) Disney+ Accessibility Subtitles Can Make Everything Comics Sans (Gizmodo) “Baby Yoda (This Is The Way)” (Blue Milk Run, Bandcamp)