Bloomberg—How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. On Thursday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China’s Hubei Province—the epidemic’s epicenter—jumped by almost 15,000. It’s not that there was a sudden wave of new infections. Rather, the increase reflects a change in how China counts patients; it… Read More »
America’s doctor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is recommending that we abandon the custom of shaking hands. I, for one, couldn’t be happier. I admit my enthusiasm is about something more than just stopping the spread of coronavirus and other germs. It’s because I have sweaty hands. I suffer from a lifelong medical condition called hyperhidrosis, which… Read More »
1. One of the benefits of learning a second language is that it can help make you smarter Well, yes, but no. While intelligence is a broad topic, there are no studies that suggest that speaking two languages actually makes you more intelligent. However, studies have shown that speaking two languages makes our brains work… Read More »
In every scenario modeled, they found that warm weather did not halt transmission. That was because, in the case of the common cold, a large segment of the population typically gets sick and develops immunity by spring. With SARS-CoV-2, however, enough of the population will likely remain vulnerable, allowing it to spread even if transmission… Read More »